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    USS Scorpion Artifact Donation

    WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

    10.15.2019

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mutis A Capizzi 

    Naval History and Heritage Command

    191015-N-HP188-0036
    WASHINGTON NAVY YARD (Oct. 15, 2019) Lea Davis, associate registrar for acquisitions at Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), tells vistors at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy about an artifact from USS Scorpion (SSN 589) during a donation ceremony. Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) the ceremony to unveil four artifacts from Scorpion, donated by retired Rear Adm. Robert Fountain, former executive officer of the submarine. Fountain received the artifacts from the crew in 1968 on his departure from Scorpion; six months before the submarine was declared “presumed lost.” NHHC, located at the Washington Navy Yard, is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Mutis A. Capizzi/Released)

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    Date Taken: 10.15.2019
    Date Posted: 10.16.2019 17:04
    Photo ID: 5836279
    VIRIN: 191015-N-HP188-0036
    Resolution: 3588x2563
    Size: 1.26 MB
    Location: WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US

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