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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Service
Shark was commissioned, along with sister Porpoise on 19 September, 1903 at New Suffolk, New York with Lieutenant Charles P. Nelson in command of both.
She was redesignated A-7 on 17 November, 1911.
In 1916, all the "A" class boats but A-1 were stationed in the Philippines in Manila Bay along with all three "B" class boats, their crews living aboard their tenders Monadnock and Mohican.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant Charles P. Nelson, 19 September, 1903 (and in command of Porpoise)
- Lieutenant Paul B. Dungan, before 1 January, 1905[5]
- Lieutenant Lloyd S. Shapley, 1905[6][7] – 1907[8][9]
- Lieutenant Guy W. S. Castle, 1907[10]
- Ensign Charles M. Yates, 1911[11] – after 1 January, 1913[12]
- Ensign Ralph F. Wood, before 1 January, 1914[13] – 1915[14][15]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) William M. Quigley, 1915[16][17] – 1916
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Hartwell Clarence Davis, 1916[18][19]
- Lieutenant Arnold Marcus, early 1917 – 24 July, 1917 (mortally injured by explosion while in command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 127.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 127.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 127.
- ↑ Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, Volume II, 1916. p. 1553.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 198.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 198.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 34.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. p. 34.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 54.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 252.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 58.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 58.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 56.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 58.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 56.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 56.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 60.
Bibliography
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