USS Scorpion (SS-278) 

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Classification

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Type:  Submarine
Class:  SS 212
Builder:  Portsmouth Navy Yard
UIC (Unit Id Code):  
Characteristics
Length:  307 feet
Beam:  27 feet
Displacement:  2370 tons
# Officers:  6
# Enlisted:  54
Propulsion:  Diesel - Electric
# Propellers:  2
Service
Launched:  7/20/1942
Commissioned:  10/1/1942
Decommissioned:  2/1/1944

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Reunion / Association
Date: 8/15/2016 to 8/19/2016
Details: Next: Reno, NV. 15-19 Aug 2016 within the USSVI Convention. Contact Leonard A Reneau at 972-763-9763 or lreneau@live.com. Prior: San Diego, CA. 8-13 Sept 2009. Last: Ft. Worth, TX 1-7 Sept 2008.
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Crew Lists
# Crew listed:  147
# Commission Crew:  54
# Decommission Crew:  0
# with e-mail:  4
# Eternal Patrol:  105
History

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Status:  Lost
Fate:  Scorpion was lost with all hands. 77 men were lost. Sunk by possible Japanese mine in the Yellow Sea off China, but actual day of loss is unknown.
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