USS Scorpion (SSN-589)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Scorpion_(SSN-589)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
nuclear submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 31 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Electric_Boat_Division_of_General_Dynamics
gptkbp:casualties 99
gptkbp:class gptkb:marine
gptkbp:commissioned 29 July 1960
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 99
gptkbp:date_of_loss 22 May 1968
gptkbp:decommissioned 30 June 1968 (presumed)
gptkbp:depth_of_wreck over 9,800 feet
gptkbp:fate sank
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Scorpion (SSN-589)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:SSN-589
gptkbp:launched 29 December 1959
gptkbp:length 251 feet
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Dragon
gptkbp:notableEvent one of two nuclear submarines lost by the US Navy
loss remains subject of speculation and investigation
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:USS_Skipjack_(SSN-585)
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:S5W_nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:status lost with all hands
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USS_Sculpin_(SSN-590)
gptkbp:type gptkb:marine
gptkbp:wreckLocation gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:marine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4