USS Scorpion (SS-278)

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Browning_M2_.50_cal._machine_guns
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber deck gun
gptkbp:awards 3 battle stars
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gato-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1 October 1942
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 60
gptkbp:dateLost February 1944
gptkbp:displacement 2,424 tons (submerged)
1,525 tons (surfaced)
gptkbp:draught 17 ft (5.2 m)
gptkbp:endDate 1944
gptkbp:fate Lost with all hands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Scorpion (SS-278)
gptkbp:launched 20 July 1942
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in (95.03 m)
gptkbp:locationLost gptkb:East_China_Sea
gptkbp:lostWithAllHands Yes
gptkbp:namesakeOf Scorpion (the animal)
gptkbp:notableEvent Disappeared during World War II
gptkbp:numberOfWarPatrols 4
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:speed 20.25 knots (surfaced)
8.75 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:startYear 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_War_II_submarines_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6