Francis Slattery

Who is Francis Slattery?

Francis Slattery was a commander in the U.S. Navy and commanded the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion when it mysteriously sank in the Atlantic Ocean.

Slattery was born in West Paris, Maine on September 15, 1931. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and served in several submarines, including the USS Tunny before his final assignment on the Scorpion.

He had spent time at the Nuclear Power School and, with his experience in other submersibles, he was appointed to command the Scorpion. He then became the youngest commander of a nuclear-powered submarine at the time.