Presumed lost on 24 OCT 1944 with the loss of 87 officers and men when she was sunk near Hainan.
The second boat to carry this name during World War II, USS SHARK was on her third war patrol.
USS SHARK was sunk by escorts after attacking and sinking a lone Japanese freighter.
Compounding the tragedy, it turned out that the freighter had 1,800 U.S. POW's on board.

















