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SCORPION (SSN 589)

SUBMARINE (NUCLEAR-POWERED)

UIC:05052
Class:SSN 585 Fleet:
Status:Lost by storm or perils of the sea Homeport:
Date status changed:05/22/1968 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: GENERAL DYN/GROTON
Delivery Date:08/06/1960
Award Date:01/31/1957 Age (since delivery):49.3 years
Keel Date:08/20/1958 Commission Date:07/29/1960
Launch Date:12/29/1959 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)49.9 years Decommission Date:
Years from Commission to Decommission:
Stricken Date: 06/30/1968

Overall Length: 252 ft Waterline Length:
Extreme Beam:32 ft Waterline Beam:
Maximum Navigational Draft:30 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:2880 tons Full Displacement:3075 tons
Dead Weight:195 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 1
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 8 Enlisted: 75

Custodian:US NAVY Ships Program Manager:
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