USS Shark (SSN-591)

USS Shark (SSN-591) in the early 1980s.
History
United States
NameShark
Ordered31 January 1957
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Laid down24 February 1958
Launched16 March 1960
Commissioned9 February 1961
Decommissioned15 September 1990
Stricken15 September 1990
FateEntered the Submarine Recycling Program on 1 October 1995
General characteristics
Class & typeSkipjack-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,880 long tons (2,930 t) surfaced
  • 3,500 long tons (3,600 t) submerged
Length251 ft 8 in (76.71 m)
Beam31 ft 7.75 in (9.6457 m)
Draft30 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × S5W reactor
  • 2 × Westinghouse steam turbines, 15,000 shp (11 MW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed
  • 16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h) surfaced
  • More than 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) submerged
Complement83
Armament6 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Shark (SSN-591), a Skipjack-class submarine, was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark.

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