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To: SmithL

I was under the impression that the USS Scorpion went down with all hands in 1968


29 posted on 05/03/2011 10:07:55 AM PDT by TexConfederate1861 (Surrender means that the history of this herroic struggle will be written by the enemy.)
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To: TexConfederate1861
I was under the impression that the USS Scorpion went down with all hands in 1968
You are correct. The original keel for the Scorpion had been laid, but it was renamed George Washington. Afterwards, the Navy started over with a new USS Scorpion, which was the boat that sank.
30 posted on 05/03/2011 10:49:58 AM PDT by SmithL (No one puts the func in dysfunctional like the California Legislature)
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