USS Perch (SS-313)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Perch.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 rather small European fresh-water spiny-finned fish.
The second Perch (SS–313) was laid down 5 January 1943 by the Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; launched 12 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. David A. Hart; and commissioned 7 January 1944, Lt. Comdr. Blish C. Hills in command.
After shakedown she departed 19 February 1944 for Key West, Fla., where she gave services to the Fleet Sound School. She then sailed for Pearl Harbor, arriving 3 April.
Read more about USS Perch (SS-313): First and Second War Patrols, April – August 1944, Third and Fourth War Patrols, September 1944 – February 1945, Fifth and Sixth War Patrols, March – June 1945, Seventh War Patrol, July – August 1945, Conversion To Transport Submarine; Korean War, 1950s, 1960s