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NH 61695 USS Balch (DD-363)

Photo #: NH 61695 USS Balch (DD-363)
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Title: USS Balch (DD-363)
Description: Off the Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Plant, Quincy, Massachusetts, 23 September 1936, probably during builder's trials. The ship's gun directors and 1.1 anti-aircraft machine guns have not yet been fitted. Note that Balch's bow numbers are painted close to the waterline. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 61695
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