A set of links for the USS Irex SS-482

Specifically for the Irex

1. Glen Faus has a USS Irex (SS-482) page compiled by SUBNET from Dictionary of American Fighting Ships, Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division, Washington, D.C., and U.S. Naval Submarine Force Information Book, J. Christley (1995). Includes a link to the superb set of photos provided by Howard Finch, some of which I've used with permission.
2. Glen Faus also has a superb Glen's Gallery 2006 collection of photos that seems to include just about everything that can be found. Besides the Finch collection. I don't know thats the interior shots are specifically of the Irex.
3. Pet Love Shack, USS Irex (SS-482) shows an Irex first-day cover (you philatelists will know what this is), with a link to other submarine covers.
4. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940–1945: SS-482 USS Irex. A brief set of specs and a link to Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships—USS Irex. This is part of a Hypertext History of the Second World War.
5. USS Irex (SS-482) from the “wikipedia”. Based on the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, to which there is a link.
6. The Irex page for NavSource Online offers a great set of photos (some other than the ones I've included here), with accompanying information.
7. An Irex page of links (page is slow to load).
8. A worthwhile history of Submarine snorkel system development in the US Navy. Extracted from Warship International, Volume 41 Numbers 1 and 4.

Other links

1. The USSVI Groton Base includes Base Events that include local Irex meetings.
2. The Tench Class Submarines site lists the boats in the class with some disposition information about each.
3. A page of Sub Sounds, some authentic, some reproduction. Here's another Index of Submarine Sounds. I've not searched for such pages, but stumbled on these.
4. There is a useful Guppy web site that discusses what the term means.
5. Basic Enlisted Submarine School, class photos & rosters. A monumental task under construction, but now has 603 class photos and an attempt to reconstruct rosters. A private rather than official site.
6. The U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation site offers a search engine for boat reunions. However, it is not up to date for the Irex.
7. Ron Martini's Submarine World Network offers a large directory of submarine links. Also an alphabetical Directory of On-Line Submariners, a BBS, sources of information, and an index of sub web pages.
8. The hull number site is a registry of crew members for various submarines, here the Irex. A few (including myself) have logged in. Keep in mind that Al Hahn maintains the “official” crew member roster for the Irex.
9. Chief of Naval Operations, Submarine Warfare Division, Submarine History. A rich source of information, including a page of links to official sites and a bibliography (including a list of movies).
10. The Silent Service Ring is a rich collection of links to sub pages, but I'm not sure it works very well.
11. Naval Historical Center. Some useful support for naval history.
12. The Becuna website. The Becuna can be visited in Philadelphia.
13. The Goat Locker site has a Deck Log. The Irex is represented in it by several crew members.
14. YouTube offers a brief video on the Tench class submarines, showing the Sirago SS-485.
15. United States Submarine Veterans home page. A wide variety of information and services, including a search for members and ship's store.
16. A useful history of the GUPPY program, including the relation of the Irex snorkel conversion to it.

This set of links was last updated on 9 November 2007. Please let me know of any needed additions or corrections. I omit a variety of commercial pages which can be found by googling for “Irex 482”. There is a variety of Irex paraphernalia for sale on line, including prints (not all are accurate), photos (but nothing not otherwise available online), reproduction hats, jackets, and patches. Note that Al Hahn offers hats and patches at a greatly reduced price for Irex crewmembers.