USS Shark (SS-174)

	Shark, just after launch
History
United States
Name	USS Shark
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	24 October 1933
Launched	21 May 1935
Commissioned	25 January 1936
Fate	Probably sunk by Japanese destroyer Yamakaze east of Manado, 11 February 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Porpoise-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,316 long tons (1,337 t) standard, surfaced; 1,968 long tons (2,000 t) submerged;
Length	287 ft (87 m) (waterline),; 298 ft (91 m) (overall);
Beam	25 ft .75 in (7.6391 m)
Draft	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Propulsion	(as built) 4 × Winton Model 16-201A 16-cylinder two-cycle diesel engines, 1,300 hp (970 kW) each, driving electrical generators through reduction gears; 2 × 120-cell Exide VL31B batteries; 4 × high-speed Elliott electric motors,; 3 × General Motors six-cylinder four-cycle 6-228 auxiliary diesels; (re-engined 1942) 4 × GM two-cycle Model 12-278A diesels, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each; two shafts ; 4,300 shp (3,200 kW) surfaced; 2,085 shp (1,555 kW) submerged;
Speed	19.5 kn (22.4 mph; 36.1 km/h) surfaced; 8.25 kn (9.49 mph; 15.28 km/h) submerged;
Range	6,000 nmi (6,900 mi; 11,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h); 21,000 nmi (24,000 mi; 39,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) with fuel in the main ballast tanks;
Endurance	10 hours at 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h); 36 hours at minimum speed;
Test depth	250 ft (76 m)
Capacity	85,946–86,675 US gal (325,340–328,100 L)
Complement	5 officers, 49 enlisted
Armament	6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (four forward, two aft, 16 torpedoes); 1 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal deck gun; 2 × 0.30 in (7.6 mm) machine guns;

USS Shark (SS-174) was a Porpoise-class submarine, the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ Lenton, H. T. American Submarines (New York: Doubleday, 1973), p.45.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lenton, p.45.
^ Alden, John D., Commander, USN (retired). The Fleet Submarine in the U.S. Navy (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1979), p.210.
^ ^a ^b ^c Alden, p.210.
^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp.261–263
^ Alden, p.211.
^ total 2,085 hp (1,555 kW)
^ Alden, p.58; Lenton, p.45, puts it at 347 tons.
^ Lenton, pp.39 & 45.

[FriedmanSubs1-dates-1] Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.

[Register-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.

[FriedmanSubs1-specs-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

[4] Lenton, H. T. American Submarines (New York: Doubleday, 1973), p.45.

[Lenton,_p.45-5] Lenton, p.45.

[6] Alden, John D., Commander, USN (retired). The Fleet Submarine in the U.S. Navy (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1979), p.210.

[Alden,_p.210-7] Alden, p.210.

[FriedmanSubs1-engines-8] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp.261–263

[9] Alden, p.211.

[10] total 2,085 hp (1,555 kW)

[11] Alden, p.58; Lenton, p.45, puts it at 347 tons.

[12] Lenton, pp.39 & 45.

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History
Shark, just after launch
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]
General characteristics
Class and type	Porpoise-class diesel-electric submarine^[2]
Displacement	1,316 long tons (1,337 t) standard, surfaced^[3] 1,968 long tons (2,000 t) submerged^[3]
Length	287 ft (87 m) (waterline),^[4] 298 ft (91 m) (overall)^[5]
Beam	25 ft .75 in (7.6391 m)^[3]
Draft	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)^[5]
Propulsion	(as built) 4 × Winton Model 16-201A 16-cylinder two-cycle^[6] diesel engines, 1,300 hp (970 kW) each,^[7] driving electrical generators through reduction gears^[2]^[8] 2 × 120-cell Exide VL31B batteries^[9] 4 × high-speed Elliott electric motors,^[10] 3 × General Motors six-cylinder four-cycle 6-228 auxiliary diesels^[7] (re-engined 1942) 4 × GM two-cycle Model 12-278A diesels, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each^[7] two shafts ^[2] 4,300 shp (3,200 kW) surfaced^[2] 2,085 shp (1,555 kW) submerged^[2]
Speed	19.5 kn (22.4 mph; 36.1 km/h) surfaced^[3] 8.25 kn (9.49 mph; 15.28 km/h) submerged^[3]
Range	6,000 nmi (6,900 mi; 11,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) 21,000 nmi (24,000 mi; 39,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) with fuel in the main ballast tanks^[3]
Endurance	10 hours at 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h) 36 hours at minimum speed^[3]
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]
Armament	6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (four forward, two aft, 16 torpedoes)^[3] 1 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 cal deck gun^[5] 2 × 0.30 in (7.6 mm) machine guns^[12]