USS Balch

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Balch, for Rear Admiral George Balch.

USS Balch (DD-50), was commissioned in 1914 and decommissioned in 1922.
USS Balch (DD-363), was commissioned in 1936 and decommissioned in 1945.

Sources

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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