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USS Shark (SS-314), a Balao-class submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark, a large marine predator. Construction began in 1943 and commissioning occurred in 1944. Following shakedown, Shark was deployed to the Pacific, where she attacked ships and rescued downed airmen.
Arisan Maru – sunk by USS Shark or USS Snook 24 October 1944. [5] [6] 1,773 U.S. POWs killed. Asaka Maru - left Keppel Harbour, Singapore, on 4 July 1944. Wrecked in a storm between Luzon and Formosa. Survivors were rescued by two Japanese navy destroyers, and boarded the Hakusan Maru which arrived in Moji
On October 24, 1944, Arisan Maru, by then traveling alone, was steaming in the Bashi Channel between the Philippines and Taiwan with 1,781 POWs, mostly Americans. Being an unmarked ship and mistaken for a Japanese cargo or troop transport, [6] it was hit by a torpedo from USS Shark, [citation needed] at about 5 p.m. in
On October 24, 1944, the Arisan Maru was transporting 1,781 U.S. and Allied military and civilian POWs when it was hit by a torpedo from a U.S. submarine (either USS Shark or USS Snook), at about 5:00 p.m.; it finally sank about 7:00 p.m. No POWs were killed by the torpedo strikes, and nearly all were able to escape from the ship's holds, but ...
17 October - 13 November 1944 Probably lost to enemy mine: USS Shark (SS-314) 24 October 1944 Attacked by the Harukaze: USS Tang (SS-306) 25 October 1944 Sunk by a circular run of own torpedo USS Barbel (SS-316) 4 February 1945 Air attack USS Kete (SS-369) March 1945 Cause of loss unknown, possibly to mine or enemy action USS Lagarto (SS-371)
USS Shark has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: . USS Shark (1821), a schooner commissioned in 1821 and wrecked in 1846 Shark, a schooner captured in 1861, acquired by the Navy in 1863, and in commission as USS George W. Rodgers (1861) from January 1865 to August 1865
World War II: Convoy 4611: The cargo ship (a.k.a. Kamishima Maru) was bombed and sunk about 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) west of Alamagan Island, Northern Mariana Islands by United States Navy aircraft from Task Force 58 aircraft carriers USS Essex, USS Langley, and USS Cowpens (all United States Navy). 54 passengers and 53 crew were killed.
She was built for the Royal Navy as the S-class destroyer HMS Shark but on completion was lent to the Norwegian Armed Forces in exile. Svenner was sunk off Sword , one of the Allied landing zones in Normandy , at dawn on 6 June 1944 while supporting the British Army Normandy landings .