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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.
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Irene Forsyte (IX-93), date and place unknown.
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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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