Keywords: Lowering the National Ensign on USS Parche (SSN 683).jpg 041020-N-0141W-001 Bremerton Wash Oct 20 2004 - Sailors assigned to the attack submarine USS Parche SSN 683 lower the National Ensign for the last time during a change of command and decommissioning ceremony held at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton Wash Parche the last of the Sturgeon-class attack submarines was configured for research and development from 1987-1991 and was used primarily for intelligence gathering and underwater salvage www news navy mil specifically www news navy mil/management/photodb/photos/041020-N-0141W-001 jpg U S Navy photo by John Woodmansee RELEASED PD-USGov-Military-Navy Check categories 2008 November 8 Ship decommissioning USS Parche SSN-683 Military people with flags Photographs of flags of the United States Bremerton Washington Sailors from the United States Navy Military ceremonies of the United States Change of command |