U.S.S. Balch (1912)
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U.S.S. Balch (1912) | |
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Hull Number: | DD-50 |
Builder: | William Cramp & Sons[1] |
Laid down: | 7 May, 1912[2] |
Launched: | 21 Dec, 1912[3] |
Commissioned: | 26 Mar, 1914[4] |
Decommissioned: | 20 Jun, 1922[5] |
Stricken: | 8 Mar, 1935[6] |
Sold: |
U.S.S. Balch was one of eight Cassin class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy in 1913-15.
Service
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander David C. Hanrahan, 26 March, 1914[7]
- Lieutenant Commander William F. Amsden, after 1 February, 1918 – 1 September, 1918[8]
- Lieutenant Commander Lee P. Johnson, After 1 September, 1918[Inference] – after 1 April, 1919[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 429.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 429.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 429.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 429.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 429.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 429.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 22.
- ↑ Burlington Free Press 21 June, 1919 p. 3.
- ↑ Navy Diectory 1 April, 1919 p. 196.
Bibliography
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