| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Net Tender |
| Class | Aloe |
| Pennant | AN 21 |
| Built by | Marietta Manufacturing Co. (Point Pleasant, West Virginia) |
| Ordered | 27 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 18 Oct 1940 |
| Launched | 2 Jul 1941 |
| Commissioned | 13 Dec 1941 |
| End service | 28 Jun 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned on 28 June 1946 |
Commands listed for USS Larch (AN 21)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. George Buchanan Coale, USNR | 13 Dec 1941 | 12 Apr 1942 (1) |
| 2 | Lt.(jg) Carl Claude Dilcer, USNR | 12 Apr 1942 | 13 Jan 1944 (2) |
| 3 | Charles William Naulty, 3rd., USNR | 13 Jan 1944 | 12 Jul 1944 |
| 4 | David Michael Kell, USNR | 12 Jul 1944 | 19 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Larch include:
10 Mar 1942
USS Larch picks up survivors from the American tanker Gulftrade that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-588 3 miles off Barnegat Light in position 39°50'N, 73°52'W.
13 Mar 1942
USS Larch picks up 1 survivor from the Chilean merchant Tolten that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-404 32 miles off Barnegat, New Jersey, USA in position 40°10'N, 73°50'W.
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