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USS LCS(L)(3)-102 laid down

81 years ago today, on 13 January 1945, LCS(L)(3)-1 Class Landing Craft Support ship USS LCS(L)(3)-102 was laid down at Commercial Iron works, Portland, OR.
MuseumShip USS LCS-102, Vallejo, CA

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U-2540 launched

81 years ago today, on 13 January 1945, Type XXI U-boat U-2540 (Wilhelm Bauer) , was launched at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany.
MuseumShip at Technikmuseum, Bremerhaven, Germany

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Alliance runs aground

58 years ago today, on 13 January 1968, Amphion-class submarine HMS Alliance (P417) ran aground on Bembridge Ledge off the Isle of Wight. Three days later she was refloated with the help of Admiralty tugs.
Royal Navy Submarine Museum at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, UK

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