The submarines of the Tench class were an improvement over the previous Gato and Balao classes due to better interior machinery and ballast tank arrangements. Twenty-nine were completed for the United States during, or immediately following WWII, though most never made a war patrol. Of the twenty-nine completed, only two, TORSK and REQUIN, still exist within the United States. Several were sold to foreign countries and may (though not likely) still be in limited service. -Cont -  Tench Class Fleet Submarines

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. The Torsk got its name from a gadoid fish, allied to the codfish, which is found in the North Atlantic. The name Torsk is Norwegian in origin. Cont – USS Torsk (SS-423) history

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one – two – three for the Aerial views

one – two – three for the Bird’s Eye Views.

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This first one seems to be different than some of the other ones we have been linking to:

And the one above from a Bird’s Eye View:

This one is sitting in the dry dock:

Same one as above,but in Bird’s Eye View (make sure and rotate around to see all angles)

Make sure and spin around on the one below – the amount and position change as you rotate

Here is another couple – there is a Yellow Submarine too…

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UPDATE: I asked the guys over at The Sub Report if they had any information on any of these submarines:

Looks like a Los Angeles Class (I) Improved. The main difference between the first generation Los Angles Class subs and the improved class is that Sail Planes were moved to the bow and VLS Launch tubes were installed.