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Named after the fish, the USS SHARK was the fifth SKIPJACK - class nuclear-powered attack submarine and the seventh ship in the Navy to bear the name. Decommissioned on September 15, 1990, the SHARK entered the Navy’s Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., on October 1, 1995. Recycling was completed on June 28, 1996.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: January 31, 1957 |
Keel laid: February 24, 1958 | |
Launched: March 16, 1960 | |
Commissioned: February 9, 1961 | |
Decommissioned: September 15, 1990 | |
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. | |
Propulsion system: one S5W nuclear reactor | |
Propellers: one | |
Length: 251.64 feet (76.7 meters) | |
Beam: 31.5 feet (9.6 meters) | |
Draft: 27.9 feet (8.5 meters) | |
Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 2,880 tons Submerged: approx. 3,500 tons | |
Speed: Surfaced: approx. 15 knots Submerged: approx. 30 knots | |
Armament: six 533 mm torpedo tubes | |
Crew: 8 Officers, 85 Enlisted |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS SHARK. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
USS SHARK Image Gallery: