Francis Carey served in the US Navy as a Machinist's Mate Second Class (MM2) on the USS Scorpion, a Skipjack-class nuclear submarine. The Scorpion was declared lost on 5 June 1968 with 99 crewmen dying in the incident. The USS Scorpion is one of two nuclear submarines the U.S. Navy has lost, the other being USS Thresher. In 1966, the remains of the Scorpion were found on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores. It is not conclusively known what caused the Scopion to sink. Some think it was hostile Soviet action against the sub, but more recent desclassified information suggests that a torpedo malfunction may have been to blame.
∼MM2C, USN
The submarine USS SCORPION (SSN-589) sank May 22, 1968 in more than 10,000 feet of water about 400 miles southwest of the Azores, taking her entire crew of 99 brave souls to Eternal Patrol.
∼MM2C, USN
The submarine USS SCORPION (SSN-589) sank May 22, 1968 in more than 10,000 feet of water about 400 miles southwest of the Azores, taking her entire crew of 99 brave souls to Eternal Patrol.
Francis Carey served in the US Navy as a Machinist's Mate Second Class (MM2) on the USS Scorpion, a Skipjack-class nuclear submarine. The Scorpion was declared lost on 5 June 1968 with 99 crewmen dying in the incident. The USS Scorpion is one of two nuclear submarines the U.S. Navy has lost, the other being USS Thresher. In 1966, the remains of the Scorpion were found on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores. It is not conclusively known what caused the Scopion to sink. Some think it was hostile Soviet action against the sub, but more recent desclassified information suggests that a torpedo malfunction may have been to blame.
∼MM2C, USN
The submarine USS SCORPION (SSN-589) sank May 22, 1968 in more than 10,000 feet of water about 400 miles southwest of the Azores, taking her entire crew of 99 brave souls to Eternal Patrol.
∼MM2C, USN
The submarine USS SCORPION (SSN-589) sank May 22, 1968 in more than 10,000 feet of water about 400 miles southwest of the Azores, taking her entire crew of 99 brave souls to Eternal Patrol.
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