2014 Event Swedish officials release a photo of U-boat tracks along the sea floor as proof that a foreign submarine breached the nation�s waters; the search began after the military detected Russian-language distress calls and spotted an unidentified vessel 2014 Event Sweden is searching for a potential Russian submarine intrusion in its waters after detecting a Russian-language emergency communication; Russian officials deny knowledge of any distressed submarines operating in Sweden's territory 2000 Event Two onboard torpedoes explode on the Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea, which eventually killed all onboard, despite a rescue operation 1995 Death Nancy Kelly, U.S. actress (Bad Seed, Submarine Patrol), dies at 73 1988 Event Deep Rover 1-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon 1986 Event U.S. submarine Nathaniel Green runs aground in Irish Sea 1984 Death Martin Niemoller, German submarine captain and anti-nazi minister, dies at 92 1983 Death Dick Emery, actor (Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love), dies at 65 1982 Event U.S. submarine Thomas Edison collides with U.S. Navy destroyer in So China Sea 1982 Event Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men 1982 Event U.S. submarine Jacksonville collides with a Turkish freighter near Virginia 1981 Event U.S. submarine George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru 1981 Event China throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan 1970 Event French submarine "Eurydice" explodes 1969 Event Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK 1969 Event Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album 1968 Event Beatle's animated film "Yellow Submarine" premieres in London 1968 Event Nuclear submarine Scorpion is lost 1968 Event Israeli submarine Dakar crashes in Mediterranean Sea, 69 die 1966 Event Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" and "Eleanor Rigby" in UK 1966 Event U.S. submarine locates missing H-bomb in Mediterranean 1963 Event Thresher, U.S. atomic-powered submarine, sinks 220 miles east of Boston 1962 Event 1st nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine 1961 Event U.S. nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hours 1960 Event 1st submerged submarine, George Washington, to fire Polaris missile ( 1960 Event 1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched, the Tullibee 1960 Event U.S. nuclear submarine USS Triton set off on underwater round-world trip 1958 Event Israeli Navy inaugrates it's 1st submarine 1957 Event 1st submarine designed to fire guided missiles launched, Grayback 1957 Event U.S. launches its 3rd atomic submarine, USS Skate, at Groton, Connecticut 1955 Event Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage 1954 Event 1st nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, commissioned 1951 Event British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75 1950 Event Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die 1945 Event After delivering the Atomic Bomb across the Pacific, the cruiser USS Indianapolis is torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine 1944 Event 1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines) 1944 Death Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies 1944 Event British submarine Tradewind torpedoes Junyo Maru: 5,600 killed 1944 Event 1st submarine captured and boarded on high seas-U 505 1943 Event Dutch submarine attacks Island Hertenbeest in NW Bali 1942 Event Japanese submarine in mouth of Columbia River, Oregon 1942 Event 1st submarine built on Great Lakes launched, (Peto), Manitowoc, Wi 1942 Event German submarine U-585 sinks 1942 Event Allies raid German submarine base in St. Nazaire 1941 Event German submarine U-567 sinks 1941 Event German submarine U-574 sinks 1941 Event German submarine U-434 sinks 1941 Event German submarine U-31 sunk 1941 Event German submarine U-127 sinks 1941 Event USS Swordfish becomes 1st U.S. submarine to sink a Japanese ship 1941 Event 1st Japanese submarine sunk by a U.S. ship (USS Ward) 1941 Event U.S. destroyer Greer fires on German submarine U-652 1940 Event Dutch submarine departs Dundee 1939 Event British submarine Triton torpedoes British submarine Oxley 1939 Event German submarine U-30 sinks British passenger ship Athenia 1939 Event Submarine Squalis sank off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 26 die 1937 Event Plow for laying submarine cable patented 1932 Event British submarine M-2 sinks in Channel (60 dead) 1930 Event 1st streamlined submarine of U.S. navy, USS Nautilus, launched 1927 Event U.S. submarine 'S-4' sinks after collision kills all 34 aboard 1921 Event British submarine K5 leaves with man and mouse 1918 Event British Q-ship Cymric sinks British submarine J6 1917 Birthday Dick Emery, born in London, England, actor, Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love 1917 Event Admiral Tirpitz announces unlimited submarine war 1917 Event English submarine K13 leaves Gaire Loch 1916 Event 1st cargo submarine to cross Atlantic arrives in U.S. from Germany 1916 Event At request of U.S., Germany curtails its submarine warfare 1916 Event German parliament OKs unrestricted submarine warfare 1916 Event French airship sinks British submarine D3 1915 Event Austrian submarine torpedoes Italian passenger ship (272 killed) 1915 Event Lusitania sunk by German submarine; 1198 lives lost 1915 Event German submarine sinks U.S. ship Gulflight 1915 Event 1st submarine disaster; a U.S. F-4 sank off Hawaii, killing 21 1915 Event Germany begins "unrestricted" submarine war 1915 Event German submarine attack on Le Havre 1914 Event 1 German submarine sinks 3 British ironclads, 1,459 die 1914 Death John Philip Holland, submarine designer, dies 1914 Event German submarine U-15 sinks British cruiser 1901 Event 1st Royal Naval submarine launched at Barrow 1900 Event U.S. Navy's 1st submarine made its debut 1898 Event 1st practical submarine 1st submerges, New York City (for 1 hour 40 minutes) 1898 Event 1st telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake 1897 Event 1st submarine with an internal combustion engine demonstrated 1863 Event Submarine "HL Hunley" arrives in Charleston on railroad cars 1840 Birthday John Philip Holland, Liscannor Ireland, pioneer in submarine building 1777 Event Leonard Norcross patents a submarine diving suit 1776 Event 1st (failed) submarine attack (David Bushnell's "Turtle" attacks British sailboat "Eagle" in Bay of New York) 1633 Death Cornelis Drebbel, physicist/chemist/inventor (submarine), dies 1624 Event 1st submarine tested (London)
