USS Parche (SSN-683)
Submarine
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USS Parche (SSN-683), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the parche, a small, coral reef butterfly fish. Parche was launched on 13 January 1973, sponsored by Natalie Beshany, the wife of Vice... Wikipedia
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Launched: January 13, 1973
Armament: 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Commissioned: 17 August 1974
Decommissioned: 19 October 2004
Fate: Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 November 2006
Honors and awards: 9 Presidential Unit Citations; 10 Navy Unit Commendations; 13 Navy Expeditionary Medals