Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

SS-176 USS Perch

Porpoise Class Submarine:
Displacement: 1330 tons surfaced, 1998 tons submerged
Length: 300'6"
Beam: 25'
Draft: 13'10"
Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
Armament: 1 3"/50, 4 bow and 2 stern torpedo tubes, (#?) 21" torpedoes
Complement: 73
Diesel engines/electric motors
Range: 10,000 miles surfaced
Built at Electric Boat Co. and commissioned 1936

: Scuttled under destroyer gunfire in the Java Sea, 3 March 42, after repeated depth charge attacks, 1-3 March, left her barely seaworthy.

Additional Links:

"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Perch
War Patrol Reports -- USS Perch
United States Submarine Losses--World War II
War Damage Report No. 58 -- Loss of USS Perch
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