the Royal Canadian Navy. Decommissioning Shark was deactivated, in commission, and formally decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 September 1990. Shark was the last Skipjack to be taken out of service. She entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington, on 1 October 1995 and on 28 June 1996 ceased to exist. References External links additional history and recycling photos at Bremerton, 600+ crew list, Paris Match article about SSN-591; and historical comments, photos and links regarding the six proceeding USS Sharks Ships built in Newport News, Virginia Skipjack-class submarines Cold War submarines of the United States Nuclear submarines of the United States Navy 1960 ships