Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DD-363 USS Balch

• Porter Class Destroyer:
• Displacement: 2,700 tons
• Length: 381'
• Beam: 36'2"
• Draft: 10'3"
• Speed: 37.5 knots
• Armament: 5 5"/38 DP, 1x4 40mm, 2x2 40mm, 6 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks, 4 depth charge projectors, 2x4 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 294
• Geared turbine engines with twin screws, 50,000 h.p.
• Built at Bethlehem, Quincy, and commissioned 20 October 1936

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Balch

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