Posted on Jun 7, 2018
The US's most decorated warship is also one of its least well-known — and that's the way the Navy...
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There's a good chance that if you were to take a guess as to which warship was the most decorated ship in US Navy history, you'd probably get it wrong. In fact, you'd probably be shocked to learn that this vessel never once fired a shot in anger, despite being armed at all times throughout its career. If you're confused now, that's good... that's exactly the way the Navy wanted it, at least while the USS Parche was still in active service during the Cold War and beyond.....
The US's most decorated warship is also one of its least well-known — and that's the way the Navy...
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I'd have guessed the USS Jimmy Carter, and since many of its missions are still classified, I'm still going with that.
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An impressive array of awards to say the least. My former CO Capt (now RADM (ret) ) Richard Buchanan at SubGru 7, was CO of the Parche from 1984-88. The guy was at least 6'5, must've been hell in such cramped quarters on a sub. In the book "Blind Man's Bluff", President Reagan called him a "modern day John Wayne".
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