| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Porter |
| Pennant | DD 363 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 May 1934 |
| Launched | 24 Mar 1936 |
| Commissioned | 20 Aug 1936 |
| End service | 19 Oct 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 19 October 1945 |
Commands listed for USS Balch (DD 363)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Harry Raymond Thurber, USN | 1 Jul 1938 | 15 Jul 1940 |
| 2 | Cdr. Leonard Brynner Austin, USN | 15 Jul 1940 | 25 Apr 1941 |
| 3 | Cdr. Charles Joseph Rend, USN | 25 Apr 1941 | Apr 1942 (1) |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Harold Herman Tiemroth, USN | Apr 1942 | 6 Sep 1943 (1) |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Harry Nelson Coffin, USN | 6 Sep 1943 | 2 Oct 1944 (1) |
| 6 | T/Cdr. John Marcus Oseth, USN | 2 Oct 1944 | 19 Oct 1945 (1) |
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