On May 22, 1968, The USS Scorpion (SSN 589), a Skipjack-class nuclear powered submarine, was lost with 99 crewmen. Below is the Officers, Sailors and Civilian that lost their lives.




On May 22, 1968, The USS Scorpion (SSN 589), a Skipjack-class nuclear powered submarine, was lost with 99 crewmen. Below is the Officers, Sailors and Civilian that lost their lives.
22 May 2022 at 17:02
May these men forever RIP in the hands of GOD. Thank you, Mario, for remembering them.
I do have one question: What do the letters ‘SG’ and ‘SU’ behind some names mean rather than ‘SS’?
Jim King
CTOC Ret.
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22 May 2022 at 21:23
SU) – “In training for submarine qualifications”
(SQ) – “Qualified in submarines, but not planned for future assignment to submarine duty.”
(SG) – “Qualified in submarines, but not in submarine source rating; not detailed by the submarine community.”
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23 May 2022 at 01:14
RIP Shipmates
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23 May 2022 at 19:49
I was a CT stationed in Azores at the time. We listened and listened for any signal whatsoever from the Scorpion. Unfortunately nothing but silence. A very long time ago. Continued peace shipmates.
Larry R. Angerer
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