Holland Torpedo Boat Company
| Company type | Subsidiary starting 1899 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Founder | John Philip Holland |
| Defunct | February 21, 1952 into General Dynamics |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York , |
Key people | Lewis Nixon, Elihu B. Frost, Lawrence York Spear, Arthur Leopold Busch, Frank Cable, Isaac Rice |
| Products | Submarines |
| Parent | Electric Boat Company starting 1899 |
| Footnotes / references Designed and built the first practical submarine | |
Holland Torpedo Boat Company was founded by John Philip Holland (1841 – 1914) in 1893. Holland was an Irish engineer-inventor, who designed and built the first practical submarine. His Holland VI was renamed the USS Holland (SS-1), and became the US Navy's first submarine. In 1899 the Holland Torpedo Boat Company became part of the Electric Boat Company.