USS Parche (SSN-683)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Parche.
USS Parche (SSN-683), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the parche /ˌpɑːrˈtʃeɪ/, a small, coral reef butterfly fish. Parche was launched on 13 January 1973, sponsored by Natalie Beshany, the wife of Vice Admiral Philip A. Beshany, and commissioned on 17 August 1974.
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USS Parche (SSN-683) off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, sometime prior to October 1985. The structure on the after part of her casing is a permanently attached swimmer lock-out chamber, although described under its naval cover as Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle.[citation needed] Her ship's insignia is at lower right. | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Parche (SSN-683) |
Namesake | The parche, a type of butterfly fish |
Ordered | 25 June 1968 |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Laid down | 10 December 1970 |
Launched | 13 January 1973 |
Sponsored by | Natalie Beshany |
Commissioned | 17 August 1974 |
Decommissioned | 19 October 2004 |
Stricken | 18 July 2005 |
Motto | Par Excellence |
Honors and awards | |
Fate | Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 November 2006 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sturgeon-class attack submarine |
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Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
Draft | 28 ft 8 in (8.74 m) |
Installed power | 15,000 shaft horsepower (11.2 megawatts) |
Propulsion | One S5W nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw |
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Test depth | 1,300 feet (396 meters) |
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Armament | 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
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Attributed as being a key resource of the National Underwater Reconnaissance Office, Parche is said to be "the most highly decorated vessel in U.S. history."[1][2][3]