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In 1984, the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star obtained documents related to the inquiry, and reported that the likely cause of the disaster was the detonation of a torpedo while the Scorpion ' s own crew attempted to disarm it. [19] The U.S. Navy declassified many of the inquiry's documents in 1993. [20]
USS Scorpion United States Navy: Bow section of Scorpion on the ocean bottom, photographed by the bathyscaphe Trieste II. The Skipjack-class submarine sank in the Atlantic Ocean about 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) southwest of the Azores on or after this date with the loss of her entire crew of 99.
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 ship was engaged in the extended search for USS Scorpion (SSN-589), which was found in October, 1968. [19] She also took part in searches for foreign wrecks, including Eurydice. [2] In 1969 Mizar was called on to locate the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute deep submersible Alvin, which had sunk in 5,000 ft (1,524.0 m).
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.
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.
Just outside the main gate of the Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach, California, a Thresher–Scorpion Memorial honors the crews of the two submarines. [52] In Eureka, Missouri, there is a marble stone at the post office on Thresher Drive honoring the "officers and crew of the USS Thresher, lost 10 April 1963." [53]
An 1896 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Cluverius joined the crew of USS Maine in 1897 and was on board when the ship suffered an explosion in Havana Harbor in 1898. The sinking of Maine helped precipitate the Spanish–American War, a war in which Cluverius participated on a number of ships including USS Scorpion.