HMS Shark (1912)

	HMS Shark
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Shark
Builder	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
Launched	30 July 1912
Fate	Sunk, Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916
General characteristics
Class & type	Acasta-class destroyer
Length	267 ft 6 in (81.5 m)
Beam	27 ft 0 in (8.2 m)
Draught	10 ft 6 in (3.2 m)
Propulsion	Yarrow-type water-tube boilers; Parsons steam turbines;
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Armament	3 × QF 4 in (101.6 mm) L/40 Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX; 1 × QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II; 2 × single tubes for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes;

HMS Shark, was an Acasta-class destroyer built in 1912 for the Royal Navy. Shark was sunk during the Battle of Jutland on the evening of 31 May 1916.

History
HMS Shark
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Shark
Builder	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
Launched	30 July 1912
Fate	Sunk, Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916
General characteristics
Class & type	Acasta-class destroyer
Length	267 ft 6 in (81.5 m)
Beam	27 ft 0 in (8.2 m)
Draught	10 ft 6 in (3.2 m)
Propulsion	Yarrow-type water-tube boilers Parsons steam turbines
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Armament	3 × QF 4 in (101.6 mm) L/40 Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX 1 × QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II 2 × single tubes for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes