USS Shark has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: , a schooner commissioned in 1821 and wrecked in 1846 Shark, a schooner captured in 1861, acquired by the Navy in 1863, and in commission as from January 1865 to August 1865 , a submarine in commission from 1903 to 1919, renamed USS A-7 in 1911 , a patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 , a submarine commissioned in 1936 and sunk in 1942 , a submarine commissioned in February 1944 and sunk in October 1944 , a submarine in commission from 1961 to 1990 United States Navy ship names