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USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine that served in the United States Navy, the sixth vessel and second submarine to carry that name. Scorpion sank on 27 May 1968. She is one of two nuclear submarines that the U.S. Navy has lost, the other being USS Thresher . [ 4 ]
The boat was sold to a group of Australian businessmen, who converted her into a museum vessel, which was placed on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum (under the name Foxtrot-540) from 1995 until 1998, then at Long Beach, California (under the name Podvodnaya Lodka B-427 Scorpion [1]) in 1998.
The name Scorpion may refer to one of the following submarines: Soviet submarine B-427, a Whiskey type submarine operated by the Soviet and Russian navies from 1971 until 1994. The submarine was sold into civilian use, and has been promoted under the name "Podvodnaya Lodka B-427 Scorpion" after being put on display at Long Beach, California in 1998
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USS S-37 was decommissioned on 6 February 1945, was stripped, and her hulk was supposed to be expended as a target for aerial bombing off San Diego, California, but she broke her tow cable and sank, coming to rest in some 50 to 60 feet (15 to 18 m) of water, on 20 February 1945. Her name was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register three days later.
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By 1977, his body's radiation count had fallen by about 80 percent. He died of natural causes in 1987 at age 75. [78] 1977 Coast of Kamchatka: Loss and recovery of a nuclear warhead The Soviet submarine K-171 accidentally released a nuclear warhead. The warhead was recovered after a search involving dozens of ships and aircraft. [79] January 24 ...