DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 64889-KN (Color)
Insignia of USS Scorpion (SSN-589)
This emblem was adopted in 1960.
Within the shield are four symbols, representing: Scorpion's
streamlined hull design; her nuclear powerplant; the ancient
rock-throwing machine known as a "scorpion"; and the
stellar constellation Scorpio, the "Scorpion".
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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