title: USS Balch
text: # 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.
  