Perch spent the first months of WW2 protecting the Philippines and Dutch East Indies from Japanese invasion, successfully sinking the transport ship Nojima Maru, and seeing several more instances of …

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 the Pacific Fleet …

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.

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 commandos hurried …

The last station assignment was given Perch on 28 February 1942, in the Java Sea. A large enemy convoy had been cruising about for several days, waiting to land on Java; now the objective had...

Launched May 9th 1936 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut, USS Perch was one of a new breed of American submarines, the precursor to the ‘fleet’ boat of WW11.

Having been serviced at Port Darwin, Australia, PERCH (Lt. Cdr. D. A. Hurt) departed on 3 February 1942 for her second patrol, in the Java Sea. At this time the Japanese campaign to secure the …

Built by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, CT. Laid down February 25, 1935 as a Porpoise Class Submarine. Launched May 9, 1936 as USS Perch (SS-176) sponsored by Mrs. Thomas Withers. …

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The Perch Base Submarine Veterans (USSVI) is located in Phoenix, Arizona. This is the story of our namesake, the USS Perch (SS-176) that was sunk during WW2.