Skipjack
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The name Skipjack refers to:
- the Skipjack tuna, a fish of the Scombridae (tuna) family.
- the skipjack, a type of fishing boat used on the Chesapeake Bay, USA.
"Skipjack" is also the name of three United States submarines:
- USS Skipjack (SS-24): E-class launched 1911
- USS Skipjack (SS-184): Salmon class launched 1937
- USS Skipjack (SSN-585): lead ship of the Skipjack class launched 1958
"Skipjack" is also the code name for three computer-related items:
- Skipjack, code name for Linspire 6.0, a Linux distribution
- the codename for a member of the VAX-8800 family of computer systems from Digital Equipment Corporation
- Skipjack the block cipher designed by the NSA.
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