Skipjack
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The term Skipjack can refer to:
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[edit] Zoology
- Skipjack tuna, a fish of the family Scombridae
- A common name for Elateridae (click beetles)
- Skipjack Shad, the fish species, Alosa chrysochloris
[edit] Maritime
- HMS Skipjack, Royal Navy, Halcyon class minesweeper, sunk by bombs in 1940
- Skipjack (boat), a type of fishing boat used on the Chesapeake Bay, USA
- USS Skipjack, the name of three United States Navy submarines
- Skipjack class submarine
[edit] In computing
- Skipjack (cipher), a block cipher, designed by the US National Security Agency
- Skipjack, the code name for Linspire 6.0, a Linux distribution
- Skipjack, the code name for the VAX 8550 computer system, introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1986
[edit] In literature
- Skipjack, a book by Christopher White about the sail-powered oyster-dredging fleet in the Chesapeake Bay.
[edit] Other
- Baltimore Skipjacks, former professional ice hockey team
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