Launching ceremony of Scamp (left) and Scorpion (right), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 20 Jul 1942; note Snook on far rightUSS Scorpion in the Piscataqua River shortly after commissioning, near Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire, United States, 1 Oct 1942Stern view of USS Scorpion probably off Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire, United States, circa Jul 1942-Feb 1943
Launching ceremony of Scamp (left) and Scorpion (right), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 20 Jul 1942; note Snook on far rightUSS Scorpion in the Piscataqua River shortly after commissioning, near Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire, United States, 1 Oct 1942Stern view of USS Scorpion probably off Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire, United States, circa Jul 1942-Feb 1943
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