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Shark Class Submarine: Laid down, 24 October 1933, at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.; Launched, 21 May 1935; Commissioned USS Shark (SS-174), 25 January 1936; Lost to enemy action, approximately 11 February 1942, presumed to have been hit by enemy naval gun fire in the vicinity of the Celebes Islands. Post-war Japanese records showed numerous attacks on unidentified submarines in Shark's area at plausible times. At 01:37 on 11 February, the Japanese destroyer Yamakaze opened fire with her five-inch guns and sank a surfaced submarine. Voices were heard in the water, but no attempt was made to rescue possible survivors. Shark (SS-174) received one battle star for World War II service.
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