For many years it was customary to name U.S. submarines for fish, although this custom no longer exists.
World War II submarines were named for everything that swam, from Albacore to Whale.  Torsk got her
name from a gadoid fish, similar to the codfish, which is found in the North Atlantic.
The name Torsk is Norwegian in origin.

Click the links to the left to read more about Torsk during her 24 years of active duty with the US Navy,
 her continuing service as a Naval Reserve Trainer in Washington, DC for three years and finally
as a museum and memorial to the Silent Service in Baltimore, MD.

NOTE - quite a few inquiries have been made lately asking if former President Jimmy Carter

ever served aboard Torsk during his career in the submarine service. One version of the rumor

even states that he was the last Commanding Officer of Torsk! While it is possible that President

Carter was aboard during his training days at the submarine school in New London, Connecticut

during the 1950's, he was never officially assigned to Torsk nor was he ever her Commanding Officer.

Click the link at left for Jimmy Carter's service record.