SSN-683 USS Parche 1993 Cruise

Namesake. The parche, a type of butterfly fish
Ordered. 25 Jun 1968
Builder. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS
Laid down. 10 Dec 1970
Launched. 13 Jan 1973
Commissioned. 17 Aug 1974
Decommissioned. 19 Oct 2004
Stricken. 18 Jul 2005
Motto. Par Excellence
Honors and awards:
9 Presidential Unit Citations
10 Navy Unit Commendations
13 Navy Expeditionary Medals
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 Nov 2006
Class and type. Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement:
As built:
3,978 long tons (4,042 t) light
4,270 long tons (4,339 t) full
292 long tons (297 t) dead
Length:
As built: 302 ft 3 in (92.13 m)
After 1987–1991 lengthening: 401 ft (122 m)
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
Speed:
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged
Test depth. 1,300 feet (396 meters)
Complement:
As built: 112 (14 officers, 98 enlisted men)
After 1987–1991 modifications: 179 (22 officers, 157 enlisted men)
Armament. 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes