USS Parche (SS-384)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Parche.
USS Parche in 1946
History
United States
BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine[1]
Laid down9 April 1943[1]
Launched24 July 1943[1]
Commissioned20 November 1943[1]
Decommissioned11 December 1946[1]
Stricken8 November 1969[1]
FateSold for scrap, 18 June 1970[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeBalao class diesel-electric submarine[3]
Displacement
  • 1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced[3]
  • 2,391 long tons (2,429 t) submerged[3]
Length311 ft 6 in (94.95 m)[3]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[3]
Draft16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum[3]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced[2]
  • 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[2]
Range11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)[2]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged[2]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth400 ft (120 m)[2]
Complement10 officers, 70–71 enlisted[2]
Armament

The first USS Parche (SS-384/AGSS-384) was a United States Navy submarine. She bore the name (pronounced with two equal syllables: /ˌpɑːrˈtʃeɪ/) of a butterfly fish, Chaetodon capistratus. Parche was a Balao-class submarine that operated in World War II.

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  2. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311
  3. ^ a b c d e f Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 275–280. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
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  5. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 261–263
  6. ^ a b c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311