USS Scorpion Artifact Donation [Image 3 of 3]

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

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WASHINGTON NAVY YARD (Oct. 15, 2019) (Pictured from left to right) Rear Adm. Andrew Lennon, vice director, Navy Staff, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; retired Rear Adm. Robert Fountain, former executive officer USS Scorpion (SSN 589); and Rear Admiral Thomas Ishee, director, Undersea Warfare Division Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, pose for a photo at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy Oct 15, following a donation ceremony. Naval History and Heritage Command held the ceremony to unveil four artifacts from Scorpion donated by Fountain. Fountain received the artifacts from the crew in 1968 on his departure from Scorpion; six months before the submarine was declared “presumed lost.” NHHC is located at the Washington Navy Yard and 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)

• Date Taken: 10.15.2019
• Date Posted: 10.16.2019 17:00
• Photo ID: 5836281
• VIRIN: 191015-N-HP188-0003
• Resolution: 2975x2125
• Size: 1.38 MB
• Location: WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US