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Uss TrepangTwo submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS ''Trepang'', for the trepang, a marine animal having a long, tough, muscular body, sometimes called a sea slug or a sea cucumber, found in the coral reefs of the East Indies. The first Trepang (SS-412), a Balao-class submarine, served during World War II. The second Trepang (SSN-674), a Sturgeon-class submarine, served during the Cold War.
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