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 ...

Naval warfare has been a part of history long enough to fill history books and provide legends and lore for the masses. Combat quickly moved from above to below sea level with the introduction of ...

Article Summary: The USS Scorpion, a nuclear-powered U.S. Navy submarine, mysteriously sank on May 22, 1968, killing all 99 crew members. Discovered at a depth of nearly 10,000 feet, the wreckage left ...

NEWPORT NEWS — The bell tolled one-by-one Sunday for the names of the 99 sailors who were lost aboard the USS Scorpion 57 years ago. In May 1968, the Norfolk-based nuclear submarine imploded and sank ...

May 27—GROTON — Fifty-six years ago to the day, a dock reserved for the returning USS Scorpion sat empty while Navy wife Mary Gilbert consoled the ones whose husbands would not return. On Monday, she ...