SSN-591 USS Shark

Namesake. The shark, a predatory marine fish
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, VA
Ordered. 31 Jan 1957
Laid down. 24 Feb 1958
Launched. 16 Mar 1960
Commissioned. 9 Feb 1961
Decommissioned. 15 Sep 1990
Stricken . 5 Sep 1990
Fate. Entered the Submarine Recycling Program on 1 Oct 1995
Class and type. Skipjack-class submarine
Displacement:
2,830 long tons (2,880 t) surfaced
3,500 long tons (3,600 t) submerged
Length. 251 ft 8 in (76.71 m)
Beam. 31 ft 7.75 in (9.6457 m)
Draft. 28 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion:
1 × S5W reactor
2 × Westinghouse steam turbines, 15,000 shp (11 MW)
1 shaft
Speed. 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) surfaced; More than 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) submerged
Test depth. 700 ft (210 m)
Complement. 118
Sensors and processing systems:
BPS-12 radar
BQR-21 sonar
BQR-2 passive sonar
BQS-4 (modified) active/passive sonar
Armament:
6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (bow)
24 × Mark 37 torpedoes, Mark 14 torpedoes, Mark 16 torpedoes, Mark 45 ASTOR nuclear torpedoes, and/or Mark 48 torpedoes