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 primary for intelligence gathering and underwater salvage. Navy photo by John Woodmansee (RELEASED) Lowering the National Ensign on USS Parche (SSN 683)

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