The earliest of these were designated "Holland Class" after their creator and winner of the first government contract for their manufacture, John Holland.
The earliest of these were designated "Holland Class" after their creator and winner of the first government contract for their manufacture, John Holland. Early models' problems with speed were fixed by the "teardrop design" first utilized on the Albacore in 1945. One of these completed the ironically named "Operation Sunshine" and in 1958 became the first craft of its type to reach the North Pole, capable of that due to its nuclear reactor. The USS Nautilus was the first nuclear-powered example of, FTP, what vessels capable of full submersion.
The earliest of these were designated "Holland Class" after their creator and winner of the first government contract for their manufacture, John Holland.
submarines