HMS Holland 4

Holland-class submarine No 4 was built by Vickers, at Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England. She was laid down in 1902 and launched on 23 May 1902.^[2] After successfully completing deep sea trials in the Irish Sea in August 1902,^[3] she was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 2 August 1903.

HMS Holland 4 underway at Portsmouth, England.
History
United Kingdom
Name	Holland 4
Builder	Vickers Maxim shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down	1902
Launched	23 May 1902
Commissioned	2 August 1903
Stricken	1912
Fate	Foundered 3 September 1912 Salvaged Sunk as target 17 October 1914
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	105 long tons (107 t) submerged
Length	63 ft 10 in (19.46 m)[1]
Beam	11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)[1]
Propulsion	Petrol engine, 160 hp (119 kW) Electric motor, 70 hp (52 kW)
Speed	7 knots (8.1 mph; 13 km/h) submerged
Range	20 nmi (37 km) at 7 kn (8.1 mph; 13 km/h) submerged
Test depth	100 ft (30 m)
Complement	8 (Lieutenant, Sub-Lieutenant, Coxswain, Torpedo Instructor, Chief Engineering Artificer, Leading Stoker, Stoker, Leading Seaman and Able Seaman)
Armament	1 × 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tube up to 3 torpedoes

In 1905 the submarine was fitted with a conning tower,^[4] becoming the only member of the Holland-class to be receive this modification.^[4] She was stricken from service in 1912^[5] and foundered on 3 September 1912. She was later salvaged and used as a gunnery target on 17 October 1914.

Service history