On 21 January 1971, Gato-class submarine, USS Cavalla (SS-244) was transferred to the Texas Submarine Veterans of World War II, and now resides at Seawolf Park on Pelican Island, just north of Galveston, Texas.
MuseumShips at Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX
On 21 January 1954, the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus SSN-571 was launched at General Dynamics, Groton, CT, sponsored by Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States, wife of 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Submarine Force Association, Home of the USS Nautilus, Groton, CT
On 21 January 1943, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-10 was launched at Newport News Shipbuilding, sponsored by Eleanor Roosevelt.
160 years ago today, on 20 January 1866, ironclad turret ship Huáscar left England for Peru, commanded by Chilean Captain José María Salcedo, Naval Officer in Peruvian Government's service, who had supervised construction at Laird Brothers yard, on behalf of the Peruvian Navy
MuseumShip in Talcahuano, Chile
On 20 January 1944, Balao-class submarine USS Batfish (SS-310) sank Japanese transport Hidaka Maru which was part of the Japanese Solomons reinforcement convoy.