USS Scorpion
Six vessels of the United States Navy -- four ships and two submarines -- have borne the name USS Scorpion, named for
scorpions, an order of arachnids having an elongated body and a narrow segmented tail bearing a venomous sting at the tip.
See also HMS Scorpion,
CSS Scorpion, and
Soviet submarine Scorpion.
The first (or second?) Scorpion was a block sloop that was part of Joshua Barney's Chesapeake Bay flotilla in the War of 1812.
The second (or first?) Scorpion, a schooner, served on the upper Great Lakes during the War of 1812.
The third Scorpion was a bark-rigged steamer purchased in 1847 and used in the Mexican-American War.
The fourth Scorpion (PY-3) was a patrol yacht in service from 1898 to 1927.
The fifth Scorpion (SS-278), a Gato-class submarine, was lost during World War II.
The sixth Scorpion (SSN-589), a Skipjack-class submarine was lost by accident during the Cold War.
Referenced By
Ballistic missile submarine | CSS Scorpion | Great White Fleet | HMS Scorpion | List of ships of the United States Navy | List of shipwrecks | Scorpion | Ship wreck | Shipwreck | Submarine | Submarines | USS Chester (CL-1) | USS George Washington (SSBN-598) | USS Scorpion (SS-278) | USS Scorpion (SSN-589) | USS Thresher (SSN-593) | USS Vesuvius (1846) | USS Vesuvius (brig)
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