USS Scorpion (SSN-589)
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USS Scorpion was a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine that served in the United States Navy, the sixth vessel and second submarine to carry that name.
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USS Scorpion, 22 August 1960, off New London, Connecticut
USS Scorpion slides down the ways at the launch in Groton, Connecticut, on 19 December 1959
Tallahatchie County with Scorpion alongside, outside Claywall Harbor, Naples, Italy, in April 1968 (shortly before Scorpion departed on her last voyage). This is one of the last photographs taken of Scorpion before her loss.
Skipjack-class submarine
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The Skipjack class was a class of six United States Navy nuclear submarines that entered service from 1959 to 1961. This class was named after its lead boat, USS Skipjack. The new class introduced the
USS Scorpion (SSN-589)
…USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine that served in the United States Navy, the sixth vessel and second submarine to carry that name. Scorpion imploded and sank…
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