Approaching Muskogee from the North: On the Muskogee Turnpike, looks for Exit 33 (or "Port of Muskogee") just after crossing the Arkansas River. Take this exit and turn left (east) at the stop sign, crossing over the Muskogee Turnpike. Look for the BATFISH sign on the left.

Approaching Muskogee from the South: On the Muskogee Turnpike, look for Exit 33 (or "Port of Muskogee", "War Memorial Park"). Take this exit and turn right (east) at the stop sign and look for the BATFISH sign on left.

USS SHARK I (SS 174) HISTORY OF LOSS

Built by the Electric Boat Company and launched on 21 May 1935, the Shark was commissioned in 1936. At the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, it was part of the Asiatic Fleet, it departing Manila on 9 December 1941. Returning to Manila 19 December, Shark received Admiral Thomas Hart, CINC, Asiatic Fleet and his staff aboard, transporting them to Surabaya, Java.

On 6 January 1942, Shark narrowly escaped being torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. On 2 February, she reported having survived a depth charge attack by a Japanese destroyer, and had made an unsuccessful counterattack.

On 7 February, Shark radioed she was trailing a Japanese freighter. The following day she was instructed to make for the Makassar Strait.

Post war examination of Japanese records suggests that Shark was sunk by gunfire from the Japanese destroyer Yamakaze on 11 February 1942, but this information has never been confirmed. Shark was reported overdue and therefore presumed lost on 7 March 1942.

Park info & SHARK history from Art Randall, USSVI & US SubVets of WWII
History link: Fleet Submarine Website: http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/ss-174.html