USS Balch

Summary

USS Balch is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Balch's image is recorded as USS Balch (DD-363) underway off Quincy, Massachusetts (USA), on 23 September 1936 (NH 61695).jpg^[3].
• USS Balch's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• USS Balch's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• USS Balch's manufacturer is recorded as Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation^[6].
• USS Balch's vessel class is recorded as Porter-class destroyer^[7].
• USS Balch's Commons category is recorded as USS Balch (DD-363)^[8].
• USS Balch's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[9].
• USS Balch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/081l0m^[10].
• USS Balch's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[11].
• USS Balch's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[12].
• USS Balch's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[13].
• USS Balch's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[14].
• USS Balch's pennant number is recorded as DD-363^[15].
• USS Balch's location of creation is recorded as Quincy^[16].
• USS Balch's different from is recorded as USS Balch^[17].
• USS Balch's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'USS Balch'}^[18].
• USS Balch's country of registry is recorded as United States^[19].
• USS Balch's Shipbucket ID is recorded as drawings/151^[20].

Why It Matters

USS Balch ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]