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Who is the father of submarine?

Who is the father of submarine?

Cornelis Drebbel
Submarine/Inventors

Did an Irish man invent the submarine?

John Philip Holland (Irish: Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin/Ó Maolchalann) (24 February 1841 – 12 August 1914) was an Irish engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1.

Who invented the submarine Holland?

John Philip Holland
John Philip Holland, (born Feb. 29, 1840, Liscannor, County Clare, Ire. —died Aug. 12, 1914, Newark, N.J., U.S.), father of the modern submarine, who designed and built the first underwater vessel accepted by the U.S. Navy.

Where is John Philip Holland from?

Liscannor, Ireland
John Philip Holland/Place of birth

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Who built the 1st submarine?

Submarine/Inventors

Proposals for underwater boats date back to the late 1500s. The first submarine actually constructed was probably a vessel created and tested in the early seventeenth century by Dutch inventor Cornelis Drebbel. Over the next two centuries, various inventors continued to work out design problems.

Who invented the torpedo?

Robert Whitehead
Giovanni Luppis
Torpedo/Inventors
During the 19th century some naval vessels used the spar torpedo, which was simply an explosive charge attached to the end of a long pole or spar; it exploded when it touched the hull of an enemy vessel. The modern torpedo was developed by Robert Whitehead, a British engineer.

Who built the 1st Submarine?

Did John Philip Holland have children?

John Philip Holland married Margaret Theresa Foley and had 5 children.

Where is holland1 submarine?

Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Recovered in 1982, she was put on display at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport….HMS Holland 1.

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History
United Kingdom
Decommissioned 5 November 1913
Fate Lost while under tow, subsequently raised and on display at Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport
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