The name SHARK is from any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales. |
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CLASS - (SS-1) HOLLAND Submarine |
SUBCLASS (aka) - (SS-2) PLUNGER Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8 |
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BUILDER - John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Company at Crescent Shipyard of Lewis Nixon, Elizabethport, NJ. |
IN COMMISSION - circa 1903 - 1922 |
DISPOSITION - unknown but designated as a target vessel in 1921. |
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USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) LINKS- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - NavSource Submarine Photo Archive.
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - SubNet A-7 (ex-SHARK) stats and photo page. [ www.subnet.com/fleet/ss008.htm ]
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - DANFS, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-7 (ex-SHARK) DANFS narrative page.
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-7 (ex-SHARK) DANFS narrative page.
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-7 photo page. USS Shark (Submarine # 8, later SS-8), 1903-1922. Later renamed A-7
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-7 photo page. Renamed A-7 in 1911 -- Views taken in 1908 and later.
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - a SubVetPaul.com A-7 (ex-SHARK) narrative history page.
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - an A-7 (ex-SHARK) page that resembles the old SubNet document; by ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. Yayyyy!!!!! [Included here because the photo page below doesn't always have the link to this page. COB (LINKS)]
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - this is the companion A-7 (ex-SHARK) photo page that goes with the text page above; by ussubvetsofworldwarii.org.
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - an A-7 (ex-SHARK) narrative page by NavyHistory.com.
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - SHIP'S HISTORY Researched by: Robert Loys Sminkey, Commander, United States Navy, Retired with a couple of photos.
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - a Wikipedia.org A-7 (ex-SHARK) page.
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - a USSVI Ship's Profile page w/Classification, Characteristics, Key Dates, Reunion/Association, Crew Lists (available on DeckLog), History, Internet Associations and Reunions, Photo and Patch.
- USS A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) - an identical page to the USSVI page above by Decklog.com.
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