Torsk noun [ Dan.; akin to Icelandic þorskr a codfish, German dorsch .] (Zoology) (a) The cusk. See Cusk . (b) The codfish. Called also tusk . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/73
The torsk or tusk (Brosmius brosme) is a food fish of the cod family found in both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The body is cylindrical; there is one very long dorsal, and one long ventral fin; the scales are minute and the colouring is grey. The fish grows to a length of one meter. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BT.HTM
USS Torsk was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944. USS Torsk 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