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USS Scorpion
USS ''Scorpion'' may refer to: * , a block sloop in commission from 1812 to 1814 that was part of Joshua Barney's Chesapeake Bay Flotilla in the War of 1812. * , a schooner in commission from 1813 to 1814 serving on the upper Great Lakes in the War of 1812. * , a bark-rigged steamer of the Mexican–American War in commission from 1847 to 1848. * , a patrol yacht and gunboat in commission from 1898 to 1899, 1899–1901, and 1902 to 1927 that saw action in the Spanish–American War in 1898. * , a ''Gato''-class submarine, in commission from 1942 until lost in 1944 during World War II. * , a ''Skipjack''-class nuclear-powered submarine, in commission from 1960 until lost in an accident in 1968. * USS ''Scorpion'', a fictional submarine in the 1957 novel '' On the Beach''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Scorpion, Uss United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Beach (novel)
''On the Beach'' is an apocalyptic novel published in 1957, written by British author Nevil Shute after he emigrated to Australia. The novel details the experiences of a mixed group of people in Melbourne as they await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading towards them from the Northern Hemisphere, following a nuclear war some years previous. As the radiation approaches, each person deals with impending death differently. Shute's initial story was published as a four-part series, ''The Last Days on Earth'', in the London weekly periodical '' Sunday Graphic'', in April 1957. For the novel, Shute expanded the storyline. The story has been adapted twice as a film (in 1959 and 2000) and once as a BBC Radio broadcast in 2008. Title The phrase "on the beach" is a Royal Navy term that indicates retirement from service. The title also refers to T. S. Eliot's poem '' The Hollow Men,'' which includes the lines: Printings of the novel, including the first 1957 edition by William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |