USS Shark

USS Shark

Seven United States Navy ships have borne the name "Shark".

* The first USS|Shark|1821|3 was a schooner destroyed on a sandbar in 1846.
* The second USS|Shark|1861|3 was a captured Confederate schooner captured by the United States Navy and later renamed "George W. Rodgers".
* The third USS|Shark|SS-8|3 was a "Plunger"-class submarine commissioned in 1903.
* The fourth USS|Shark|SP-534|3 was a motorboat purchased and commissioned by the Navy in 1917.
* The fifth USS|Shark|SS-174|3 was a "Porpoise"-class submarine commissioned in 1936. Sunk 1942
* The sixth USS|Shark|SS-314|3 was a "Balao"-class submarine commissioned in 1944. Sunk 1944.
* The seventh USS|Shark|SSN-591|3 was a "Skipjack"-class submarine commissioned in 1961.


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  • USS Lagarto — (SS 371) Geschichte Kiellegung 12. Januar 1944 Stapellauf 28. Mai 1944 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • USS Atule — im Juli 1946 Geschichte Kiellegung 25. November 1943 Stapellauf 6. März 1944 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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