{"product_id":"record-of-proceedings-of-scorpion-u-s-navy-9781608881710","title":"Record of Proceedings of SCORPION Inquiry: And Miscellaneous Other Documents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires that each federal agency maintain an electronic Reading Room with most frequently requested documents. The FOIA Reading Room series of which this is a member presents highlights from those collections. The tragic loss of SCORPION in May 1968 draws enduring interest in the Navy FOIA Reading Room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is an ideal complement to Bruce Rule's Why the USS Scorpion (SSN 589) Was Lost: The Death of a Submarine in the North Atlantic (Nimble Books, 2011) which provides a detailed analysis of the acoustical and physical evidence. This volume contains essential primary documents that shed light on the event and on the Navy's subsequent investigation and remedial actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Excerpts from reports by the Court of Inquiry both before and after SCORPION was found in November 1968, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Index of Witnesses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Findings of Fact\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Recommendations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Opinions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Letters of endorsement from successive levels of command with recommendations for action\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Correspondence between the Secretary of Navy and Congress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Memoranda and records pertaining to major adverse maintenance events in SCORPION's previous voyages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Messages from the search ship MIZAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \"The MIZAR Goes on a Hunt\", by J01 Sam Herzog, Navy Journalist, an eyewitness account of the search\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e U S Navy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1608881717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608881710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nimble Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.38d","brand":"U S Navy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43943649673471,"sku":"9781608881710","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_50f7473c-f7b3-4eb7-9407-329da40a71ed.jpg?v=1681499283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/record-of-proceedings-of-scorpion-u-s-navy-9781608881710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}