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USS Holland (ARG-18)
ex
 USS Holland (AS-3) (1926 - 1945)

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Holland Class Submarine Tender;
  • Laid down (date unknown) at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA.
  • Launched, 12 April 1926
  • Commissioned USS Holland (AS-3), 1 June 1926, CDR. John B. Earle in command
  • Reclassified Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ship, (ARG-18), 30 August 1945
  • Decommissioned, 21 March 1947, at San Diego, CA.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 18 June 1952
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 3 October 1953, to Bethlehem Steel Co.
  • USS Holland earned two battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 8,100 t.(lt) 11,570 t.(fl)
    Length 483' 10"
    Beam 61' 1"
    Draft 16' 9"
    Speed 16 kts.
    Complement 388
    Armament
    eight single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
    four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    Propulsion steam turbine, 7,000hp
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    USS Holland (AS-3)
    Holland 1440k USS Holland (AS-3) in Navy Yard Puget Sound Dry Dock #2, conducting submarine lifting weight test of 190 long tons (suspended). 27 July 1926.
    Navy Yard Puget Sound photo # P152.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Holland 1059k USS Holland (AS-3) in flooded Dry Dock #2 at Navy Yard Puget Sound conducting submarine lifting weight test of 190 long tons (submerged). 29 July 1926.
    Navy Yard Puget Sound photo # P8924.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Holland 99k USS Holland (AS-3) in Balboa harbor, Panama Canal Zone, 7 May 1927, with seven "S"-type submarines alongside. Submarines in the center group are (from outboard):
    USS S-46 (SS-157).
    USS S-47 (SS-158);
    USS S-44 (SS-155); and
    an unidentified boat. Outboard submarine in the group astern is USS S-45 (SS-156).
    Panoramic photograph, taken for the National Photo Service, San Antonio, Texas. Note that firm's logo in the right-center.
    US Navy photo # NH 96623 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. Courtesy of Captain Gordon Peterson, USN.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Holland 83k USS Holland (AS-3) and USS Bonita (V-2) (SS 165), date and location unknown. Note USS Bonita is rendering passing honors to USS Holland.
    US Navy photo.    		 Darryl Baker
    Holland 102k USS Holland (AS-3) moored at San Diego, CA., circa 1930. Submarines alongside, apparently holding inspection, are (from inboard):
    USS V-3 (SF-6), later Bonita (SS-165);
    USS V-2 (SF-5)    , later Bass (SS-164);
    USS S-45 (SS-156);
    USS S-43 (SS-154);
    USS S-44 (SS-155)    ; and
    USS S-42 (SS-153);
    US Navy photo # NH 53437, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.         		US Naval Historical Center
    Langley" 71k USS Holland (AS-3) anchored in San Diego Bay, with USS Wright (AV-1) and USS Langley (CV-1) moored pierside at NAS North Island in the background, circa 1931-32.
    Photo by Teddy Krueger, USS Holland.    		 Rick Larson, MMCM(SS) Ret.
    Holland 98k USS Holland (AS-3) with seven submarines alongside, circa 1936-1939. From left to right:
    USS Nautilus (SS-168);
    USS Narwhal (SS-167);
    USS Shark (SS-174), marked "P3";
    USS Dolphin (SS-169), marked "D1";
    USS Porpoise (SS-172), marked "P1";
    USS Pike (SS-173), marked "P2"
    and USS Tarpon (SS-175), marked "P4".
    US Navy photo #NH 3039 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Holland 59k Panoramic photograph of USS Holland (AS-3) moored at Buoy 19, San Diego, CA, 1940, with eleven submarines alongside. Submarines are (from left to right):
    USS Salmon (SS-182);
    USS Seal (SS-183);
    USS Stingray (SS-186);
    USS Perch (SS-176);
    USS Pollack (SS-180);
    USS Cachalot (SS-170);
    USS Cuttlefish (SS-171);
    USS Skipjack (SS-184);
    USS Sturgeon (SS-187);
    USS Snapper (SS-185)     and
    USS Sargo (SS-188).
    SS-182 through SS-187 were members of Submarine Division 15, commanded by R.W. Christie. USS Richmond (CL 9), flagship of the Commander Submarine Force, Pacific, is in the right distance.
    US Navy photo # NH 68481US Naval Historical Center photo, courtesy of US Naval Institute, James C Fahey Collection.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Holland 111k USS Holland (AS-3) tending subs in Alaskan waters, date unknown Courtesy Randy Guttery
    Tendertales web site
    Holland 86k USS Holland (AS-3) and submarines at a dock in Juneau, AK. in July, 1934. Submarines alongside include from left to right;
    USS Bass (SS-164),
    USS Bonita (SS-165),
    USS Barracuda (SS-163),
    USS Nautilus (SS-168) and
    USS Narwhal (SS-167). The mill of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company is in the background. Photo by Winter & Pond from the collections of the Alaska State Library.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Holland 99k USS Holland (AS-3) tending 6 submarines at San Diego, date unknown
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-42598, a US Navy photo, now in the collections of the US National Archives    		 US National Archives
    Holland 35k USS Holland (AS-3) underway, 22 April 1943, location unknown.
    US Navy photo.         		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Holland 57k USS Holland (AS-3) (stern view) underway in San Francisco Bay, 22 May 1943.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 3755-43, 5/22/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Holland 56k USS Holland (AS-3) (broadside view) off Treasure Island Naval Station in San Francisco Bay, 22 May 1943. Note the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in the background.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 3757-43, 5/22/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Holland 54k USS Holland (AS-3) (bows on view) underway in San Francisco Bay, 22 May 1943.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 3759-43, 5/22/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Holland 65k USS Holland (AS-3) underway in San Francisco Bay as she passes under the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, 22 May 1943. (San Francisco is to the left of the photo.)
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 375X-43, 5/22/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Holland 122k USS Holland (AS-3) (amidships plan view) moored at Hunters Point Navy Yard, San Francisco, CA., 22 May 1943.
    Hunters Point Navy Yard photo # 3821-43, 5/22/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Holland 105k USS Holland (AS-3) (forward plan view) moored at Hunters Point Navy Yard, San Francisco, CA., 22 May 1943. Circled areas indicated changes accomplished during her overhaul.
    Hunters Point Navy Yard photo # 3822-43, 5/22/43.    		 Darryl Baker
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