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| Keywords: Bow part Scorpion.jpg Removed caption read Photo NH 97222-KN Distorted hull section of sunken USS Scorpion 1986 Wreck of USS Scorpion SSN-589 400 miles Southwest of the Azores Forward compartment of USS Scorpion where it rests on the ocean floor in more than 10 000 feet of water A portion of a periscope protrudes from the hull; its shadow is visible on the hull Quoted from the original photo caption which is one of five views dated August 1986 taken by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute This view looks down at the after end of the wreck's bow section with the port side toward the top It shows massive structural distortion at and forward of the area where the hull separated Some of this distortion is also visible very faintly in Photo s NH 97220-KN and USN 1136658 which are other views of the wreck's bow section Info USS Scorpion SSN-589 Official U S Navy Photograph from the collections of the Naval Historical Center www history navy mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/ssn589-n htm PD-USGov Submarine accidents Scorpion SSN-589 Underwater shipwrecks USS Scorpion SSN-589 | ||||
