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The third USS ''Shark'' was an early ''Plunger''-class submarine in the service of the United States Navy, later renamed as ''A-7''. ''Shark'' was laid down on 11 January 1901 at Elizabethport, New Jersey in the Crescent Shipyard under the direction of Crescent's superintendent, Arthur Leopold Busch. She was launched on 19 October 1901, and commissioned on 19 September 1903 at New Suffolk, New York with Lieutenant Charles P. Nelson in command. ==Early service== Over the next three and a half years, ''Shark'' operated locally at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, conducting firing tests with torpedoes, and participating in early research and development efforts in the field of undersea warfare. Assigned to the First Submarine Flotilla in March 1907, ''Shark'' was stationed at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in the spring of 1907. Taken to the New York Navy Yard in April 1908, she was decommissioned there on the 21 April. Loaded onto the collier , ''Shark'' and her sister ship comprised the auxiliary's deck cargo as she proceeded, via the Suez Canal, to the Philippines. ''Shark'' was launched soon after her arrival at Cavite in July and was recommissioned on 14 August 1908. Over the next several years, the submarine torpedo boat operated out of Cavite, interspersing training with periodic upkeep and repair work. On 17 November 1911, ''Shark'' was renamed ''A-7''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Shark (SS-8)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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