Allied Warships
Pompon (SS-267)
Submarine of the Gato class
USS Pompon on trials in Lake Michigan just after being commissioned.
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 267 |
| Built by | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 26 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 15 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 17 Mar 1943 |
| End service | 2 Feb 1959 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 11 May 1946 |
Commands listed for USS Pompon (267)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Earle Clifford Hawk, USN | 17 Mar 1943 | 9 Feb 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Stephen Henry Gimber, USN | 9 Feb 1944 | 1 Mar 1945 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. John Albert Bogley, USN | 1 Mar 1945 | 22 Jul 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Pompon include:
10 Jul 1943
USS Pompon (Lt Cmdr Earl Clifford Hawk) departs Brisbane, Australia for her 1st war patrol, and is ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
25 Jul 1943
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hawk) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Thames Maru (5871 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Kinsen Maru (3081 GRT) between the Caroline and Admiralty Islands in position 02º46'N, 148º35'E. (see map)
22 Aug 1943
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hawk) ends her 1st war patrol at Brisbane.
12 Sep 1943
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hawk) departs Brisbane for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
5 Nov 1943
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hawk) ends her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
29 Nov 1943
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hawk) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea off the coast of French Indo-China.
11 Dec 1943
While enroute in the South China Sea to the French Indo-China coast USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hawk) sinks two Japanese sampams with gunfire. one in postion 07º13'N, 115º01'E and the other one in position 07º03'N, 114º50'E. (see map)
13 Dec 1943
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hawk) lays mines off Poulo Condore, southwest of French Indochina.
28 Jan 1944
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hawk) ends her 3rd war patrol at Darwin.
22 Feb 1944
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. Stephen Henry Gimber) departs Darwin for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Halmahera.
10 Apr 1944
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Gimbler) ends her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
6 May 1944
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Gimbler) departs Pearl Harbor for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters along the coast of Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu.
30 May 1944
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Gimbler) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant passenger/cargo ship Shiga Maru (742 GRT) off Murotosaki, Japan in position 33º15'N, 134º11'E. (see map)
25 Jun 1944
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Gimbler) ends her 5th war patrol at Midway.
19 Jul 1944
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Gimbler) departs Midway for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol along the eastern coasts of Honshu and Hokkaido and in the Sea of Okhotsk.
27 Jul 1944
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Gimbler) sinks a Japanese trawler with gunfire off the east coast of Honshu, Japan in position 37º18'N, 142º57'E. (see map)
12 Aug 1944
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Gimbler) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Mayachi Maru (2159 GRT) in the Sea of Okhotsk east of Sakhalin in position 50º35'N, 144º03'E. (see map)
3 Sep 1944
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. S.H. Gimbler) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was now sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
13 Dec 1944
With her overhaul completed USS Pompon (Cdr. S.H. Gimbler) the US west coast bound for Majuro.
6 Jan 1945
USS Pompon (Cdr. S.H. Gimbler) departs Majuro for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
11 Feb 1945
USS Pompon (Cdr. S.H. Gimbler) ends her 7th war patrol at Midway.
30 Mar 1945
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Bogley) departs Midway for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol along the Chinese coast and off Formosa.
24 May 1945
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Bogley) ends her 8th war patrol at Guam.
18 Jun 1945
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Bogley) departs Guam for her 9th war patrol. She was ordered to perform lifeguard duty in the Truk area.
22 Jul 1945
USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Bogley) ends her 9th war patrol at Guam.
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