| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Perch |
| Pennant | 176 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 25 Feb, 1935 |
| Launched | 9 May, 1936 |
| Commissioned | 19 Nov, 1936 |
| Lost | 3 Mar, 1942 |
| Loss position | |
| History | USS Perch (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Hunt) was sunk during her 2nd war patrol east of Soerabaya. On 1 March she was depth-charged and damaged by Japanese destroyers Amatsukaze and Hatsukaze (both offsite links), about 75 nautical miles west of Bawean Island, in the Java Sea, in position 06º30'S, 113º50'E. On 2 March she was depth-charged and damaged by Japanese destroyer Ushio (offsite link), in the Java Sea. On 3 march she was scuttled by her own crew after being further damaged by the Japanese destroyers Ushio and Sazanami (both offsite links) The entire crew (5 officers and 54 men) were rescued by the Japanese destroyers. The wreck of Perth was discovered in November 2006 by a team of divers, see this website (offsite link) for more information. |
| Noteable events involving Perch (i) include: 10 Dec, 1941 27 Dec, 1941 |