USS Shark (SSN-591) Submarine Model. Dive again with this USS Shark (SSN-591) Submarine Model. You’ll treasure the authenticity of this handcrafted model submarine. US Naval Aviator Owned Business. Shark’s keel was laid down on 24 February 1958 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Mrs. And commissioned on 9 February 1961 with Lieutenant Commander John F. 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.