POMPANO SS 181
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.
Keel Laid 14 January 1936 - Launched 11 March 1937 LOST, (Possible mine) 29 August 1943 off Japan Struck from Naval Register 12 January 1944 |
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- USS Pompano SS-181 Covers Page 1 (1937-1941, 1983)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1937-10-27 |
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(Our First) Navy Day. Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
Cachet features the entire PERCH class - USS Perch SS 176, USS Pickerel SS 177, USS Permit SS 178, USS Plunger SS 179, USS Pollack SS 180 and USS Pompano SS 181.
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Locy Type 9v |
1939-04-27 |
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N/A |
On Piece
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Locy Type 9x |
1939-04-27 |
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N/A |
On Piece
Other Information
USS POMPANO earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 7 Battle stars for her World War II service.
NAMESAKE - One of the best of food fishes, living in the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America.
The submarines sponsor was Mrs. Isaac I. Yates, wife of Capt. Isaac I. Yates, USN.
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name POMPANO - USS Pompano (1906 supply boat), USS Pompano SS-181 and USS Pompano SS-491 (canceled 1945).
One cutter of the US Coast Guard has borne the name POMPANO - USCGC Pompano WPB-87339
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