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IX-93 Irene Forsyte

A 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.; Renamed and commissioned USS Irene Forsyte (IX-93), 26 August 1943 as a Q-ship; Decommissioned, 16 December 1943 at New York, NY; 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"; Speed 13kts; Armament, one 4" gun mount, one single 40mm gun mount, two 20mm guns, one ASW rocket.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	35k	Irene Forsyte (IX-93), date and place unknown. US Navy photo		Gunter Krebs

View the Irene Forsyte (IX-93)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Fleet Reserve Association

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