Harry H. Caldwell
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Harry H. Caldwell was America's first submarine
captain. He was given charge of the submarine USS Holland (SS-1)
which was commissioned on October 11, 1900.
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Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
captain. He was given charge of the submarine USS Holland (SS-1)
USS Holland (SS-1)
USS Holland was the United States Navy's first commissioned submarine, named for her Irish-American inventor, John Philip Holland, although not the first submarine of the US Navy, which was the 1862...
which was commissioned on October 11, 1900.
External links
- http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/history/pioneers.html Look under Commander Harry H. Caldwell USN (Ret.)
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