USS Scorpion (SSN-589)
USS Scorpion (SSN-589) For other ships with the same name, see USS Scorpion. USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear powered submarine that served in the United States Navy and the sixth vessel of the U.S. Navy to carry that name. USS Scorpion (SSN-589) USS Scorpion, 22 August 1960, off New London, Connecticut History United States Name: Scorpion Ordered: 31 January 1957 Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Laid down: 20 August 1958[1] Launched: 29 December 1959[1] Commissioned: 29 July 1960[1] Struck: 30 June 1968[1] Fate: Lost with a crew of 99 on 22 May 1968; cause of sinking unknown. Status: Located on the seabed of the Atlantic Ocean, 32°55′N 33°09′W,[2] in 3,000 m (9,800 ft) of water, 740 km (400 nmi) southwest of the Azores Badge: General characteristics Class and type: Skipjack-class submarine Displacement: 2,880 long tons (2,930 t) light 3,075 long tons (3,124 t) full 195 long tons (198 t) deadweight Length: 251 ft 8 in