Shark (i) (SS-174)

USS Shark as completed

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Submarine
Class	Shark
Pennant	174
Built by	Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	24 Oct 1933
Launched	21 May 1935
Commissioned	25 Jan 1936
Lost	11 Feb 1942
Loss position	1° 45'N, 127° 15'E

History	USS Shark (Lt.Cdr. Louis Shane, Jr., USN) is most probably sunk by the Japanese destroyer Yamakaze (offsite link) on 11 February 1942 in the Molucca Sea about 140 nautical miles east of Menado, Celebes in position 01º45'N, 127º15'E. The destroyer spotted a surfaced submarine and opened fire with its 5" guns noting the sub soon started to sink. Voices were heard in the water but no attempt was made to rescue survivors.

Please note that we're still working on this section
and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.

	Commander	From	To
1	Charles John Cater, USN	25 Jan 1936	May 1939
2	Philip Dow Compton, USN	May 1939	25 Mar 1941
3	Lt. Lawrence Randall Daspit, USN	25 Mar 1941	17 Apr 1941
4	Lt.Cdr. Louis Shane, Jr., USN	17 Apr 1941	11 Feb 1942 (+)

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