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 ...

Cold War-era submarines were constantly working due to the high tensions of the time. The USS Scorpion was no different, seemingly on an endless state of patrol. Given the need for submarines to ...