USS Parche (SS-384)

USS Parche (SS-384) is one of those boats whose name every submariner knows. USS Parche completed multiple war patrols and her commanding officer, CDR Lawson 'Red' Ramage, received the Medal of Honor for an extraordinary solo surface attack on a Japanese convoy on July 31, 1944, where he maneuvered through the convoy at close range sinking and damaging multiple ships. The USS Parche collection honors one of the Pacific war's most distinguished submarines. Designed for submarine veterans, active duty submariners, and military families, this merchandise connects you to a boat that made history.