POMPON SSR 267

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Gato Class Submarine Keel Laid November 26 1941 - Launched August 15 1942 USS POMPON SS-267 Commissioned March 17 1943 - Decommissioned May 11 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London Group Reclassified Radar Picket Submarine (SSR) December 11 1951, While in reserve USS POMPON SSR-267 Recommissioned June 15 1953 - Decommissioned February 2 1959 Struck from Naval Register April 1 1960 Sold November 25 1960 to Commercial Metals Co. for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Manitowoc WI Machine

1943-03-17

Commissioning

 

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Other Information

POMPON received 4 battle stars for World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 5871-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship THAMES MARU, July 25 1943 between the Caroline and Admiralty Islands
Two Un-named Japanese Sampans, December 11 1943 South CHina Sea
The 742-ton Japanese Merchant Passenger/Cargo Ship SHIGA MARU, May 30 1944 off Murotosaki, Japan
An Un-named Japanese Trawler, July 27 1944 off Honshu
The 2159-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship MAYACHI MARU, August 12 1944 Sea of Okhotsk

NAMESAKE - A typical American fish of the Anisot family

 

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