USS Scorpion (SS-278)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Scorpion.

Stern view of USS Scorpion (SS-278) off Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, ca. July 1942–February 1943.
History
United States
NameUSS Scorpion
Namesakescorpion[2]
BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine[1]
Laid down20 March 1942[1]
Launched20 July 1942[1]
Sponsored byMs. Elizabeth T. Monagle
Commissioned1 October 1942[1]
Honors and
awards		3 Battle Stars
FateProbably mined in the Yellow Sea after 5 January 1944[3]
General characteristics
Class and typeGato-class diesel-electric submarine[3]
Displacement
  • 1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced[3]
  • 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged[3]
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[3]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[3]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) maximum[3]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h) surfaced[4]
  • 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) submerged[4]
Range11,000 nmi (13,000 mi; 20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)[4]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 kn (2.3 mph; 3.7 km/h) submerged[4]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (91 m)[4]
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted[4]
Armament

USS Scorpion (SS-278) – a Gato-class submarine – was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the scorpion.[2]

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  2. ^ a b Naval Historical Center. "Scorpion V (SS-277)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 271–273. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
  4. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  5. ^ a b c d e Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.
  6. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 261–263
  7. ^ a b c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311