| 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 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 19 October 1945 |
Commands listed for USS Balch (DD 363)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Thomas Calloway Latimore, Jr., USN | 20 Oct 1936 | ??? | |
| 2 | Cdr. Bernard Lige Austin, USN | 1940 | ??? | |
| 3 | Cdr. Charles Joseph Rend, USN | 1941 | ??? | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Harold Herman Tiemroth, USN | Apr 1942 | Jun 1943 | |
| 5 | Cdr. Harry Nelson Coffin, USN | Jun 1943 | Nov 1944 | |
| 6 | Cdr. John Marcus Oseth, USN | Nov 1944 | 19 Oct 1945 | |
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