USS Scorpion (SS-278)

	Stern view of USS Scorpion (SS-278) off Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, ca. July 1942–February 1943.
History
United States
Name	USS Scorpion
Namesake	scorpion
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down	20 March 1942
Launched	20 July 1942
Sponsored by	Ms. Elizabeth T. Monagle
Commissioned	1 October 1942
Honors &; awards	3 Battle Stars
Fate	Probably mined in the Yellow Sea after 5 January 1944
General characteristics
Class & type	Gato-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced; 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged;
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 9-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators; 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries; 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears; two propellers; 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced; 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged;
Speed	21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h) surfaced; 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) submerged;
Range	11,000 nmi (13,000 mi; 20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Endurance	48 hours at 2 kn (2.3 mph; 3.7 km/h) submerged; 75 days on patrol;
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)
Complement	6 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 forward, 4 aft; 24 torpedoes; 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun; Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon;

USS Scorpion (SS-278) – a Gato-class submarine – was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the scorpion.

History
Stern view of USS Scorpion (SS-278) off Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, ca. July 1942–February 1943.
United States
Name	USS Scorpion
Namesake	scorpion
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down	20 March 1942
Launched	20 July 1942
Sponsored by	Ms. Elizabeth T. Monagle
Commissioned	1 October 1942
Honors & awards	3 Battle Stars
Fate	Probably mined in the Yellow Sea after 5 January 1944
General characteristics
Class & type	Gato-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 9-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears two propellers 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged
Speed	21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h) surfaced 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) submerged
Range	11,000 nmi (13,000 mi; 20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Endurance	48 hours at 2 kn (2.3 mph; 3.7 km/h) submerged 75 days on patrol
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)
Complement	6 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon