The USS Holland (SS-1) became the first modern submarine commissioned for the United States Navy.
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A 400-year-old shipwreck was discovered just 15 miles off the coast of Portugal.
The English transport ship Duke William sank in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
193 people die when a ferry capsizes in the North Sea.
The US Navy commissioned USS Nautilus, which became the world’s first nuclear submarine.
The British Royal Navy sinks the Argentinian cruiser General Belgrano.