The USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear submarine of the United States Navy that tragically sank on May 22, 1968, with the loss of all 99 crew members. The submarine was returning to ...

Wreckage was found months later at a depth ... On May 22, 1968, the USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was lost with 12 officers and 87 sailors. It was one of the worst accidents in U.S. Navy history.