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The name PARCHE is from a small, gorgeously colored butterfly fish, known for its uncanny ability to swim in and around coral heads and reefs. The fish can find its way through the most intricate passages by swimming upside down or on its side.

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MOTTO - "PAR EXCELLENCE"

CLASS - (SSN-637) STURGEON Attack Submarine (35)

AWARDED - 1968

BUILDER - Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, MS

IN COMMISSION - 1974 - 2005

DISPOSITION - Inactive, out of commission, to be disposed of by submarine recycling. In storage, awaiting disposal through the NPSSRP (Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA is the custodian.

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USS PARCHE (SSN-683) LINKS

USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center PARCHE DANFS narrative page.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - SubNet PARCHE stats and photo page. [ www.subnet.com/fleet/ssn683.htm ]
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - NavSource Submarine Photo Archive.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - Federation of American Scientists (FAS)/Military Analysis Network web page.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - PARCHE Navy Vessel Register web page.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - the NavySite.de PARCHE page.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - a PARCHE home page.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - Military.com submarine PARCHE Homepage; Buddies, Reunions, Messages, Histories; you have to do the email/password thing, what else is new?
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - an out of date official Navy COMSUBDEVRON5 PARCHE page with specs and CO info. [Parche was decommissioned Oct. 20, 2004 and is laid up at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard awaiting disposal through the NPSSRP (Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. Enjoy the link while it lasts! COB(LINK) NOTE].
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - The Parche Association, dedicated to the individuals who designed, built, and served aboard Parche.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - John Whitmire's DIRSUP Submarine Service photos - USS Parche; just a PARCHE photo page.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - dedicated to those who served on the 683 from new construction to 1979; by Tom 'Grit' VanLandingham.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - four PARCHE launching pix, January 13, 1973. Some good links.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - Globalsecurity.org's PARCHE history page.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - an Idle-banter.com PARCHE site by John Dale. Nice one!
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - a Wikipedia.org PARCHE page.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - a USSVI Ship's Profile page w/Classification, Characteristics, Key Dates, Reunion/Association, Crew Lists (available on DeckLog), History, Internet Associations and Reunions, Photo and Patch.
USS PARCHE (SSN-683) - an identical page to the USSVI page above by Decklog.com.