On this day, May 22, 1968, the submarine USS Scorpion sank.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_22

• 1968 – The nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard, 400 miles southwest of the Azores.

USS Scorpion (SSN-589)


USS Scorpion, 22 August 1960, off New London, Connecticut

History
United States
Name: Scorpion
Ordered: 31 January 1957
Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down: 20 August 1958
Launched: 29 December 1959
Commissioned: 29 July 1960
Stricken: 30 June 1968
Nickname(s): USS Scrapiron
Fate: Lost with all 99 crew on 22 May 1968; cause of sinking unknown.
Status: Located on the seabed of the Atlantic Ocean, 32°55'N 33°09'W, in 3,000 m (9,800 ft) of water, 740 km (400 nmi) southwest of the Azores

USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine that served in the United States Navy, and the sixth vessel, and second submarine, of the U.S. Navy to carry that name.

Scorpion was believed to have been lost on 27 May 1968. She is one of two nuclear submarines the U.S. Navy has lost, the other being USS Thresher. She was one of the four submarine disappearances in 1968, the others being the Israeli submarine INS Dakar, the French submarine Minerve, and the Soviet submarine K-129.

The wreckage of the boat remains in the North Atlantic Ocean with all its armaments and nuclear reactor.

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Wed Apr 10, 2024: On this day, April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher sank.

Mon Apr 10, 2023: On this day, April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher sank.

Sun Apr 10, 2022: On this day, April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher sank.

Sat Apr 10, 2021: On this day, April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher sank.

From DUer Dennis Donovan:

Wed May 22, 2019: 51 Years Ago Today; The nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard

Sat Apr-10-04: USS Thresher (SSN-593) lost 41 Years ago today

[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. From Phil Ochs...

[riversedge]

2. 'The wreckage of the boat remains in the North Atlantic Ocean with all its armaments and nuclear reactor.'

Odd that it is referred to as a 'boat".


USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine that served in the United States Navy, and the sixth vessel, and second submarine, of the U.S. Navy to carry that name.

Scorpion was believed to have been lost on 27 May 1968. She is one of two nuclear submarines the U.S. Navy has lost, the other being USS Thresher. She was one of the four submarine disappearances in 1968, the others being the Israeli submarine INS Dakar, the French submarine Minerve, and the Soviet submarine K-129.

The wreckage of the boat remains in the North Atlantic Ocean with all its armaments and nuclear reactor.

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[The Unmitigated Gall]

3. Navy tradition...

Underwater craft are “boats”, surface craft are “ships”.

[riversedge]

4. Thanks for informative post. I learn something new every day.

[Martin68]

5. I remember this. It was a big deal.