• (n.) Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food in China; -- called also beche de mer, sea cucumber, and sea slug. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/trepang/
<zoology> Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food in China; called also beche de mer, sea cucumber, and sea slug. ... Alternative forms: tripang. ... The edible trepangs are mostly large species of Holothuria, especially H. Edulis. They are taken in vast quantities in the East Ind... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
USS Trepang was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944. USS Trepang was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RT.HTM