USS Balch (DD-363) [SEP] vessel class
USS Balch (DD-363)
USS "Balch" (DD-363) was a "Porter"-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Admiral George Beall Balch.
The second "Balch" was launched 24 March 1936 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss Gertrude Balch, granddaughter of Admiral Balch; and commissioned 20 October 1936, Commander T. C. Latimore in command.
Service history.
After her commissioning, "Balch" operated for a period under the Chief
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Balch is a surname that may apply to:
- Albert V. Balch (1828–1915), American politician
- Antony Balch (1937–1980), British film director
- Emily Greene Balch (1867–1961), American pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
- Rear Admiral George Beall Balch (1821–1908), American
- USS "Balch" (DD-363)
- USS "Balch" (DD-50)
- Herbert E. Balch (1869–1958), British archaeologist and caver
- John Balch, builder of the