USS Scorpion Commissioning Ceremony, Groton, 1960
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
PhotographerPhotographed by
United Press International
American, founded 1907
Date1960 July 29
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/4 × 9in. (18.4 × 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by United Press International (UPI) photographer Frank Lorenzo with typed caption.
Caption: HFP072903-7/29/60-GROTON, CONN.: The crew (white uniforms) line the dock during the Commissioning ceremony for the nuclear powered submarine Scorpion, 7/29, at the General Dynamics Shipyard in Groton. The whale shape of the new generation of attack submarines leaves little room for the crew to line the deck of the sub as has been normal in the past. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL TELEPHOTO fl
Caption: HFP072903-7/29/60-GROTON, CONN.: The crew (white uniforms) line the dock during the Commissioning ceremony for the nuclear powered submarine Scorpion, 7/29, at the General Dynamics Shipyard in Groton. The whale shape of the new generation of attack submarines leaves little room for the crew to line the deck of the sub as has been normal in the past. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL TELEPHOTO fl
Object number2023.82.536.1
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