The first ballistic missile submarine was launched from Groton, Connecticut, US.
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Several internal explosions inside Britain's HMS Vanguard battleship occurred at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
The USS Holland (SS-1) became the first modern submarine commissioned for the United States Navy.
The USS Constitution set sail for the first time in 116 years.
193 people die when a ferry capsizes in the North Sea.
The British ship HMS Minotaur sunk, killing 480 people.
