Today in History – January 8

2005 – The nuclear sub USS San Francisco (SSN-711) collides with an undersea mountain at full speed south of Guam. One man is killed, but the sub surfaces and is repaired.

USS San Francisco (SSN-711) in drydock after hitting underwater mountain (Google Maps)
USS San Francisco (SSN-711) in drydock after hitting underwater mountain

2004 – The RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, is christened by her namesake’s granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

Queen Mary 2 (Birds Eye)
Queen Mary 2
RMS Queen Mary 2 (Google Maps)
RMS Queen Mary 2

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