| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Mahan |
| Pennant | DD 377 |
| Built by | Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Aug 1934 |
| Launched | 31 Dec 1934 |
| Commissioned | 18 Sep 1936 |
| Lost | 29 Nov 1943 |
| Loss position | 09.39S, 150.04E |
| History | Sunk in a collision with the Australian troop ship HMAS Duntroon off Cape Vogel, New Guinea in position 09º39'S, 150º04'E, 9 of her crew were lost. |
Commands listed for USS Perkins (DD 377)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Samuel Power Jenkins, USN | 18 Sep 1936 | ??? | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Peter Vetter, USN | 1939 | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Timothy Francis Wellings, USN | 1940 | Jun 1941 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Walter Chilcot Ford, USN | Jun 1941 | Mar 1943 | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Walter E. Reed, USN | Mar 1943 | ??? | |
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