USS Irex (SS-482), a Tench -class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the irex, one of the oceanic fishes belonging to the family carangidae. Irex ′s keel was laid down on 2 October 1944 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine.

The Irex was a Tench class fleet submarine that was launched on 7 October 1944 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and commissioned on 14 May 1945. The boat operated from Key West in 1946 and 1947. In July 1947, she became the first operational submarine equipped with a …

Irex again deployed in 1956 to the Mediterranean with units of the powerful 6th Fleet. In the developing Mid-East crisis that culminated in the nationalization of the Suez Canal (July 1956) and armed conflict between Egypt and the forces of France Israel and the United Kingdom U.S. Naval forces acted early to support America's policy.

Dictionary of American Fighting Ships, Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division, Washington, D.C.: Irex; A Wikipedia article, “Tench class submarine” that characterizes Tench Class boats such as the Irex. Submarine snorkel system development in the US Navy. OldSubsPlace.com, FAQ, n.d.

The boat was named after the “Irex Americanus”, which is an old generic name applied to fish of the Carandidae family, specifically the Amberfish or Blue Runner genus. The scientific name was abandoned in the 1860s and replaced with Elagatis bipinnulatus .

2016年4月28日 · One of the oceanic fishes belonging to the family carangidae. Irex (SS-482) was launched 26 January 1945 by Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H.; sponsored by Mrs. Allen J. Ellender, wife of...

SS-482 USS Irex. Tench Class Submarine: Displacement: 1570 tons surfaced, 2414 tons submerged Length: 311'8" Beam: 27'4" Draft: 16'5" Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged Armament: 1 5"/25, 6 bow and 4 stern torpedo tubes, (#?) 21" torpedoes Complement: 81 Diesel engines/electric motors Built at Portsmouth Navy Yard and commissioned 1945

USS Irex (SS-482), a Tench -class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the irex, one of the oceanic fishes belonging to the family carangidae. Her keel was laid down on 2 October 1944 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine.

Most important of all, however, it derives from the recollections of the sailors who once proudly served aboard the Irex. These accounts to a significant extent parallel information in the “U.S.S. Irex (482) News”, a newsletter diligently published over the years by Ron Lisle, the late Wally “Russian” Krupenevich and now by Al Hahn.

HISTORY OF USS IREX The United States Submarine IREX was authorized by Congress on June 17th 1943. Her keel was laid at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire on October 2nd, 1944. Sponsored by Mrs. Allen J. Ellender, IREX was launched on January 26th, 1945.