USS Perch (SS-176), a Porpoise -class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the perch. Perch spent the first months of WW2 protecting the Philippines and …

USS Perch was forced to scuttle herself after being mortally wounded in a depth charge attack. All crew members were picked up by the Japanese, and sent to Prisoner of War camps. Six crew …

USS Perch (SS-176) was a Porpoise-class submarine and the first ship in the US Navy to be named for the Perch. She was commissioned in 1936 in Groton CT. She became a member of …

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Perch, named in honor of the perch, a type of fresh-water spiny-finned fish belonging to the family Percidae. The first USS …

The USS Perch (SS-176) was a Porpoise (SS-172)-class submarine commissioned on 19 November 1936. In 1939, the Perch sailed for the Philippines and became a division flagship. …

Jun 12, 2024 · As the American submarine USS Perch surfaced just off the east coast of North Korea, not far from the border with China, her crew and a detachment of Royal Marine …

The significant statement of Japanese antisubmarine capabilities is made by Lieutenant K. G. Schacht, a survivor of Perch, that "loss of air and oil during attacks caused both previous …

The last fateful days of USS Perch SS-176 Launched May 9th 1936 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut, USS Perch was one of a new breed of American submarines, the …

The USS Perch (SS-176), a Porpoise-class submarine, made one successful war patrol and was sunk by the Japanese on her second patrol. The entire crew was captured by a Japanese …

USS Perch (SS/SSP/ASSP/APSS/LPSS/IXSS-313), a Balao -class submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the perch, a freshwater spiny-finned fish.