A 1960s Shark at High Speed on the surface
USS Shark (SSN-591), a Skipjack-class submarine, was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark. Seen here in 1961 she spent 29-years on active duty before being recycled in 1995.
Displacement: 2,880 long tons (2,930 t) surfaced
3,500 long tons (3,600 t) submerged
Length: 252 ft (77 m)
Beam: 32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft: 30 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 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) submerged
Complement: 83
Armament: 6 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes