USS Shark (1821)

Model of Shark at the U.S. Navy Museum
History
United States
NameUSS Shark
NamesakeShark
BuilderWashington Navy Yard
Cost$23,627.00 USD in 1821
Launched17 May 1821
Fatewrecked 1846
General characteristics
Displacement198 t (195 long tons; 218 short tons)
Length86 ft (26 m)
Beam24 ft 7 in (7.49 m)
Draft10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
Speed8 kn (15 km/h; 9 mph)
Complement70 officers and men
Armament


The USS Shark was a schooner in the United States Navy from 1821 until it sank crossing the Columbia Bar in 1846.


© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search