uss "holland" (as-32) was a hunley class submarine tender launched by the ingalls shipbuilding company in pascagoula, mississippi on 19 january 1963. the first ever built specifically to service fleet ballistic missile submarines (ssbns), she was sponsored by mrs. john c. stennis, wife of us senator john c. stennis and delivered to the charleston naval shipyard, charleston, south carolina. "holland" was commissioned on 7 september 1963, with captain charles w. "gin" styer, jr. in command.