biography
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Holland, John (Philip)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1840–1914)
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| biography:
| Inventor, born in Liscannor, Co Clare, W Ireland. He studied in Limerick, and taught there until emigrating to the USA in 1873. He continued as a teacher until 1879, and began designing submarines, building the Fenian Ram (financed by the Fenian Society), which was launched on the Hudson R in 1881. In 1898 he launched the Holland VI, and successfully demonstrated it on and under the Potomac R. It was accepted by the US Navy, and orders from several other governments followed. |
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