Summary and Key Points: The Skipjack-class submarines, built between 1956 and 1961, were a groundbreaking development in U.S. naval engineering. Featuring a teardrop-shaped hull inspired by the USS ...
The US Navy is widely regarded for its global undersea superiority, a distinction which the service is intensely working to preserve through extensive modernization and submarine production. Today’s ...
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USS Scorpion | SSN-589

The USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear submarine of the United States Navy that tragically sank on May 22, 1968, with the loss of all 99 crew members. The submarine was returning to ...