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.