USS Shark (SS-174)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Shark.
USS Shark (SS-174) was a Porpoise-class submarine, the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark.
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United States | |
Name | USS Shark |
Builder | Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut[1] |
Laid down | 24 October 1933[1] |
Launched | 21 May 1935[1] |
Commissioned | 25 January 1936[1] |
Fate | Probably sunk by Japanese destroyer Yamakaze east of Manado, 11 February 1942[2] |
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Class and type | Porpoise-class diesel-electric submarine[2] |
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Beam | 25 ft .75 in (7.6391 m)[3] |
Draft | 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)[5] |
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Test depth | 250 ft (76 m)[3] |
Capacity | 85,946–86,675 US gal (325,340–328,100 L)[11] |
Complement | 5 officers, 49 enlisted[3] |
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