Submarine Pompon (SS-267)

Pompon

國家	美國
艦級	Gato 級潛艇
Hull Number	SS-267
造船廠	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
安放龍骨日期	1941年11月26日
下水日期	1942年8月15日
服役日期	1943年3月17日
除役日期	1960年4月1日
排水量	1,549 tons standard; 2,463 tons submerged
長度	312 feet
寬度	27 feet
吃水	17 feet
動力來源	Four General Motors Model 16-248 V16 diesel engines (5,400shp), four high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears (2,740shp), two 126-cell Sargo batteries, two propellers
速度	21 knots
續航力	11,000nm at 10 knots surfaced, 48 hours at 2 knots submerged
乘員	60
武裝	6x533mm forward torpedo tubes, 4x533mm aft torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, 1x76mm 50cal deck gun
Submerged Speed	9 knots

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseUSS Pompon was commissioned into service in Mar 1943 and embarked on her first war patrol in the Pacific War in Jul 1943. Her most successful war patrol would be her sixth, which began a year later on 19 Jul 1944, during which she sank a trawler and a transport. During her seventh war patrol in the Yellow Sea, she experienced a failed conning tower hatch which caused flooding, forcing her to sail back to port without the ability to dive; she was spotted by Japanese ships en route, but she was able to escape by diving despite her damage. When the Pacific War ended, she had just completed her ninth war patrol and was refitting in Guam, Mariana Islands. She was decommissioned from service at New London, Connecticut, United States in 1946.

ww2dbaseUSS Pompon was recommissioned in 1953 as a radar picket submarine. After the shakedown cruise to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, she served in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean until she was placed in reserve in 1959. She was decommissioned in 1960. She was scrapped in late 1960. One of her propellers is now on display in the Old Town section of Alexandria, Virginia, United States.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia

Last Major Revision: Feb 2012

Submarine Pompon (SS-267) 互動地圖

Photographs

USS Pompon in drydock at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, late 1944, photo 1 of 2

USS Pompon in drydock at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, late 1944, photo 2 of 2

Bow view of USS Pompon off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 18 Nov 1944

Port view of USS Pompon off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 18 Nov 1944

See all 7 photographs of Submarine Pompon (SS-267)

Pompon Operational Timeline

1941年11月26日	The keel of submarine Pompon was laid down.
1942年8月15日	Submarine Pompon was launched, sponsored by Miss Katherine Mary Wolleson.
1943年3月17日	USS Pompon was commissioned into service with Lieutenant Commander E. C. Hawk in command.
1943年4月5日	USS Pompon began her journey down the Mississippi River in a floating drydock toward New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
1943年7月10日	USS Pompon departed Brisbane, Australia for her first war patrol in the Truk, Caroline Islands area.
1943年7月25日	USS Pompon sank Japanese cargo ship Thames Maru in the Dutch East Indies and damaged two other ships; she expended 8 torpedoes and observed 5 hits.
1943年8月22日	USS Pompon arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her first war patrol.
1943年9月12日	USS Pompon departed Brisbane, Australia for her second war patrol.
1943年10月1日	USS Pompon attacked a Japanese transport in the South China Sea; all 4 torpedoes missed.
1943年10月14日	USS Pompon attacked a Japanese oiler in the Gulf of Siam; all 4 torpedoes missed.
1943年11月5日	USS Pompon arrived at Fremantle, Australia, ending her second war patrol.
1943年11月29日	USS Pompon departed Fremantle, Australia for her third war patrol.
1943年12月11日	USS Pompon sank two small Japanese boats in the South China Sea with her deck gun.
1944年1月28日	USS Pompon arrived at Darwin, Australia, ending her third war patrol.
1944年2月22日	USS Pompon departed Darwin, Australia for her fourth war patrol.
1944年3月9日	USS Pompon attacked a Japanese convoy in the Dutch East Indies; all 4 torpedoes missed.
1944年4月10日	USS Pompon arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her fourth war patrol.
1944年5月6日	USS Pompon departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her fifth war patrol.
1944年5月28日	USS Pompon attacked a Japanese transport south of Japan; all 3 torpedoes missed.
1944年5月30日	USS Pompon sank cargo ship Shiga Maru off Murotosaki, Shikoku, Japan, hitting her with 1 of 3 torpedoes fired.
1944年6月25日	USS Pompon arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her fifth war patrol.
1944年7月19日	USS Pompon departed for her sixth war patrol.
1944年7月27日	USS Pompon sank a Japanese trawler off Japan with her deck gun.
1944年8月7日	USS Pompon attacked a Japanese transport off Sakhalin island; all 4 torpedoes missed.
1944年8月12日	USS Pompon attacked a Japanese convoy off Sakhalin island during the night, damaging a tanker and sinking transport Mikage Maru No. 20; she expended 14 torpedoes and observed 4 hits. During the attack, one of her own torpedoes circled back and nearly struck her.
1944年9月3日	USS Pompon arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her sixth war patrol.
1944年12月13日	USS Pompon departed for her seventh war patrol.
1945年1月6日	USS Pompon departed Majuro, Marshall Islands.
1945年1月28日	USS Pompon attacked a Japanese convoy off Syo-kokuzan To in the Yellow Sea as a member of a wolfpack and observed the sinking of two Japanese ships by fellow submarine USS Spadefish.
1945年1月29日	USS Pompon's conning tower hatch failed during the morning trim dive, causing flooding in the tower, control room, and pump room. She ended her war patrol early.
1945年2月11日	USS Pompon arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her seventh war patrol.
1945年3月30日	USS Pompon departed Midway Atoll for her eighth war patrol.
1945年5月2日	USS Pompon attacked a small Japanese boat off Taiwan with her deck gun; the boat escaped without damage.
1945年5月24日	USS Pompon arrived at Guam, Mariana Islands, ending her eighth war patrol.
1945年6月18日	USS Pompon departed Guam, Mariana Islands for her ninth and final war patrol.
1945年7月22日	USS Pompon arrived at Guam, Mariana Islands, ending her ninth and final war patrol.
1945年8月22日	USS Pompon departed Guam, Mariana Islands.
1945年9月19日	USS Pompon arrived at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
1946年5月11日	USS Pompon was decommissioned from service at New London, Connecticut, United States and placed in the New London Group of the US Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
1953年6月15日	USS Pompon was recommissioned into service with the new designation of SSR-267.
1954年2月4日	USS Pompon completed her tour with the US Navy 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea.
1954年7月6日	USS Pompon was transferred to the Mediterranean Sea.
1954年10月3日	USS Pompon completed a tour in the Mediterranean Sea.
1958年6月17日	USS Pompon was transferred to the Mediterranean Sea.
1958年8月17日	USS Pompon received supplies from USS Saratoga.
1959年2月2日	USS Pompon was placed in reserve at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
1960年4月1日	USS Pompon was decommissioned from service and struck from the US Naval Register.
1960年11月25日	Submarine Pompon was sold to Commercial Metals Company.
1960年12月22日	Submarine Pompon was scrapped by Commercial Metals Company.

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
27 Nov 2018 06:34:41 AM

my grandfather served on this sub

2. Liberi says:
18 May 2019 04:49:11 AM

Crew list 1957 1958

3. Candyce Golden says:
25 May 2020 06:59:33 AM

My grandfather also served in this sub (Dworkowski). Contact me cegolden AT gmail DOT com

4. D Jonkins says:
10 Apr 2022 08:23:05 PM

My grandfather Walter Jonkins served on this ship. I would love to hear from any living guys who served with him. D_jonkins at hot mail.

5. Brandon Fischer says:
10 Feb 2023 12:00:07 AM

My Grandfather served on this ship. Roy 'Red' Gray. A hero to our family and our beautiful country.

6. John Murphy says:
22 Sep 2023 04:48:37 PM

I was on the Pompon 1956-1958… if I can help someone find someone… I will try!! Thanks John Murphy

7. Sharon Meyer says:
19 Dec 2024 06:31:33 AM

My father, Charles O. Gordon, served aboard the Pompon during WWII. He talked about his experience to my husband who served in the USMC during the Vietnam War.

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