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USS Shark

USS Shark SS-174 H42075
Image: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameUSS SharkWikidata label
Ship typesubmarineWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited StatesWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorUnited States NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanMolucca SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastIndonesiaNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 36 km from land
Position1.7500, 127.2500Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

USS Shark (SS-174) was a Porpoise-class submarine, the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark.

Location

  • Recorded position: 1.7500, 127.2500 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Molucca Sea
  • Nearest coast: Indonesia

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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