U.S.S. Shark (1901)
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U.S.S. Shark (1901) | |
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Hull Number: | SS-8 |
Builder: | Crescent Shipyard[1] |
Laid down: | 11 Jan, 1901 |
Launched: | 19 Oct, 1901[2] |
Commissioned: | 19 Sep, 1903 |
Decommissioned: | 12 Dec, 1919 |
Stricken: | 16 Jan, 1922[3] |
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U.S.S. Shark was one of seven Plunger (or "A") class submarines completed for the U.S. Navy. She commissioned, along with sister Porpoise on 19 September, 1903 at New Suffolk, New York with Lieutenant Charles P. Nelson in joint command.
She was redesignated A-7 on 17 November, 1911.
Service
Captains
- Lieutenant Charles P. Nelson, 19 September, 1903 (and in command of Porpoise)
- Lieutenant Lloyd S. Shapley, before 1 January, 1907[4]
- Ensign Ralph F. Wood, 5 July, 1911[5]
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