H.M.S. Shark (1934)

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H.M.S. Shark (1934)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard
Ordered: 1931 Programme
Launched: 31 May, 1934
Commissioned: 31 Dec, 1934
Sunk: 6 Jul, 1940
Fate: by aircraft

H.M.S. Shark was one of sixty-two "S" Class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Shark was commissioned for trials on 5 October, 1934.[1]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 274.
  2. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 275.
  3. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 274.
  4. "Changes in Command." The Times (London, England), 9 July 1937, p. 23.
  5. "Changes in Command." The Times (London, England), 9 July 1937, p. 23.
  6. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  7. Uboat.net page on the ship.


"S" Class Submarine
1929 and 1930 Programmes
  Swordfish Sturgeon Seahorse Starfish  
1931 – 1935 Programmes
  Sealion Shark Snapper Salmon  
  Seawolf Spearfish Sunfish Sterlet  
1939 – 1944 Programmes
Safari Sahib Saracen Satyr Sceptre
Seadog Sibyl Sea Rover Seraph Shakespeare
P222 Sea Nymph Sickle Simoom Sirdar
Spiteful Splendid Sportsman Stoic Stonehenge
Storm Stratagem Strongbow Spark Scythian
Stubborn Surf Syrtis Shalimar Scotsman
Sea Devil Spirit Statesman Sturdy Stygian
Subtle Supreme Sea Scout Selene Seneschal
Sentinel Sidon Sleuth Solent Spearhead
Springer Saga Scorcher Spur Sanguine
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