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In a section from this 2014 book titled "The Danger of Culture", retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Dave Oliver offers the theory based on his own experiences that a hydrogen explosion, either during or immediately following a battery charge, possibly destroyed USS Scorpion and killed her crew. The proximate cause in that scenario would have been ...
USS Scorpion, a Skipjack-class submarine, sank May 22, 1968, evidently due to implosion upon reaching crush depth. The results of the U.S. Navy's various investigations into the loss of Scorpion are inconclusive. There are various theories about the loss. All 99 men on board died.
On the morning of 5 January, Scorpion reported that one of her crew members sustained a fractured foot via dropping a crate of oranges on it during the restocking of inventories in high seas. The Scorpion requested a rendezvous with Herring which was returning from patrol and was near her. The rendezvous was accomplished on that afternoon.
List of United States Navy losses in World War II § Submarines (SS) - abbreviated list List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II § Submarine (SS) - detailed list The NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft was a non-commissioned nuclear submarine operated by the United States Navy .
USS Scorpion (SSN-589), a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine, in commission from 1960 until lost in an accident in 1968. USS Scorpion , a fictional submarine in the 1957 novel On the Beach . List of ships with the same or similar names
Scorpion: SSN-589 Between 22 May and 5 June 1968 Cause unknown; numerous theories have been advanced. Recent deep submergence photography indicates the possibility of an implosion event similar to the USS Thresher. North Atlantic Ocean, 400 nautical miles (740 km) southwest of the Azores: Stickleback: SS-415 20 May 1958: Collision with USS ...
The George Washington class, the first SSBNs, were derived from the Skipjacks, with USS George Washington (SSBN-598) rebuilt from the incomplete first Scorpion. The hull of Scorpion was laid down twice, as the original hull was redesigned to become the George Washington.
A collision with USS Swordfish; A missile explosion caused by a leaking missile door seal; Intentional or unintentional scuttle by crew due to K-129 violating normal operating procedures and/or departing from authorized operating areas; Reportedly, as many as 40 of the complement of 98 were new to the submarine for this deployment. [11]