Other common names include Tusk, Torsk, European Cusk, Brosmius. USS "Torsk" (SS-423) is a built for the United States Navy during World War II. "Torsk" and its companions are major contributing elements in the Baltimore National Heritage Area. They were followed by KSMB (En Slemmig Torsk), Missbrukarna, and more famously, Anti Cimex. The word "Torsk" is the Danish word for "cod". "Torsk" frequently cruised in the Caribbean throughout this period. "Torsk" was designated a National Historic Landmark on 14 January 1986. "Torsk" was long, with a beam of and a maximum draft of . "Torsk" encountered a Japanese coastal minelayer on 2 June between Honshu and Hokkaido. On 10 September, "Torsk" sailed from the Marianas, bound for Pearl Harbor.