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USS Irene Forsyte (IX-93)


Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Schooner:
  • Built in 1920, as Irene Myrtle, at MacLean Construction Co., Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
  • Purchased by the US Navy, 16 November 1942, from Thomas Antle of Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
  • Converted for Navy use at Thames Shipyard, New London, CT., for use as a Q-ship
  • Commissioned USS Irene Forsyte (IX-93), 26 August 1943, LCDR. R. Parmenter in command
  • Decommissioned, 16 December 1943 at New York, N.Y.
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission for further service as a Merchant Marine Cadet Corps training ship
  • Returned to the Navy for disposal, November 1944
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold at auction, 18 October 1945, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Length 144'
    Beam 27' 7"
    Speed13kts
    Armament
    one single 4" gun mount
    one single 40mm gun mount
    two single 20mm gun mounts
    one ASW rocket
    Propulsion system unknown
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    Irene Forsyte
    USNH&HC 80-G-86382    		 183k USS Irene Forsyte (IX-93) underway, 14 September 1943, photographed by an aircraft based at NAS Quonset Point R.I. This ship made her one and only voyage as a "Q-ship" later in the month. Her guns were located between the masts.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # 80-G-86382 and
    US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # 80-G-86383. Courtesy Shipscribe.com
    094609301 - United States National Archives, Photo No. 80-G-86384    		 Mike Green
    Irene Forsyte
    USNH&HC 80-G-86383    		 138k
    Irene Forsyte
    094609301    		 338k
    USS Irene Forsyte (IX-93)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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