USS Parche (SSN-683)

USS Parche (SSN-683)

USS Parche (SSN-683), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the parche /ˌpɑrˈtʃeɪ/, a small, coral reef butterfly fish. It was one of the most decorated American submarines of World War II.

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