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Entry: The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport, Hampshire, UK - A87933162
Author: SashaQ - happysad - U9936370

Here is a little Entry about a place I enjoyed visiting recently.

Would it be worth mentioning that 'HMS Holland I', though built in the UK, was designed by Irish/American submarine pioneer John Philip Holland? He also designed such submarines as Holland I and Holland II (both on display at the Paterson Museum in New Jersey), Holland III, Holland IV, Holland V and USS Holland as well as HMS Holland 1, HMS Holland 2, HMS Holland 3, HMS Holland 4 and HMS Holland 5. He seems a very modest fellow.

Incidentally though ship names should be in italics, any prefixes - such as HMS, USS, ORP, RMS, SMS, BBC, TTFN or SWALK – remain in normal text.

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Thanks for reading

Your expertise in this is much appreciated - I have corrected the italics

I also added in mention of Holland - yes, modest leading to a straightforward yet confusing naming convention...

Sounds like an interesting place to visit.

Definitely worth a visit? well done BB

I think it definitely is worth a visit, but this isn't one of my entries Bob. I must admit when I visited I did consider writing about it, but I didn't and it makes sense for Sasha to write about it as Sasha has the advantage of being able to compare it to t'other submarine museum, U-Boat Story.

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Would you consider adding a link to A87937618 in the second paragraph?

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Aha! Yes, thank you for reminding me that that link is now able to be added

I made a few other minor changes, too, as it is a while since I last read this

Good Entry.
Maybe include a date in the main text to place Holland 1 in time?
Which of the several Hollands was the first to be commissioned appears to be disputed, with diving websites claiming that distinction for Holland 5 (which lies off Sheerness).
More certain ground might be to describe Holland 1 as the first submarine ordered by the RN, and/or the first naval submarine built in the UK?

Thanks Pinniped

I changed 'commissioned' to 'ordered', as that was what I meant to say

I also added the date in the main text

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Well done excellent entry, you did the museum justice just as I remembered it

Thank you