Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

SS-174 USS Shark

• Porpoise class Submarine:
• Displacement: 1315 tons surfaced, 1968 tons submerged
• Length: 298'
• Beam: 25'
• Draft: 13'10"
• Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
• Armament: 1 3"/50, 4 bow and 2 stern torpedo tubes, 24 21" torpedoes
• Complement: 73
• Diesel engines/electric motors
• Range: 10,000 miles surfaced
• Built at Portsmouth Navy Yard and commissioned 1935

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Shark
• United States Submarine Losses--World War II

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