PARCHE SSN 683

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Sturgeon Class Attack Submarine Keel Laid 10 December 1970 - Launched 13 January 1973 USS PARCHE SSN-683 Commissioned 26 January 1974 - Decommissioned 20 October 2004 Struck from Naval Register 20 October 2004 Scrapping completed on 30 November 2006 Sail is on display at the Downtown Waterfront Park, Bremerton WA

Naval Covers

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1. USS Parch SSN-683 Covers Page 1     (1973-2005)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "30th Anniversary Station" Pascagoula, MS

2004-08-17

30th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Machine Pascagoula, MS

1973-01-13

Launching

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USPS Machine Postmark Pascagoula, MS

1974-08-17

Commissioning. Cachet by Frederick L. Karcher, USCS

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USPS 1-bar Mare Island, CA

1982-04-15

Note:

 

Locy Type 2 USS GEORGE PHILIP FFG-12

2003-03-26 to 2003-03-26

Overhaul of the USS Parch and the USS Sea Shadow IX-529 is completed at the Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton, WA
Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 11 USS CARL VINSON CVN-70

2004-10-19 to 2004-10-19

No Image

Deactivation
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 11 USS CARL VINSON CVN-70

2004-10-19 to 2004-10-19

Decommissioning of the USS Parch at the Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton, WA
Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 9 USS CAMDEN AOE-2

2004-12-14 to 2004-12-14

Scrapping of the USS Parch at the Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton, WA
Tom Armstrong

 

USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Station" Bremerton, WA

2005-07-18 to 2005-07-18

No Image

Decommissioning
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS PARCHE earned nine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbons, ten Navy Unit Commendation Ribbons, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, fifteen Battle "E" ribbons, thirteen Navy Expeditionary Medals, 3 National Defense Service Medals and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon during her 31 year Naval career.
USS PARCH also displayed on her sail, 10 Red/Green Navigational Excellence "N's", nine red Damage Control "DC's", eight white Tactical Efficiency "T's", eight yellow Medical Excellence "M's", seven red Engineering Excellence "E's", seven green Communication Excellence "C's", seven blue Supply Excellence "E's", and six Silver Anchor Awards,

NAMESAKE - 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.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Philip A. Beshany, wife of Adm. Beshany.

 

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