Holland 2
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HMS Holland 2 was the second Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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 submarine
Submarine
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 to be built, and the first to be given a non-secret launch, in February 1902.

She was the second of the Holland-class submarine
Holland class submarine
The Holland-class were the first submarines built for the Royal Navy. They were built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. The first three were designed by John Philip Holland. The Hollands were built under licence from the Holland Torpedo Boat Company/Electric Boat Company during the years 1901 to 1903...

s. Holland No. 2 was laid down on 4 February 1901 and commissioned on 1 August 1902. She set the depth record for the British Holland-class, accidentally diving to 78 feet.

In December 1902 she sustained some minor damage after a current took her off course and she accidentally surfaced directly underneath a brigantine
Brigantine
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.

She was sold on 7 October 1913.

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