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 January 14 1936 - Launched March 11 1937 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1937-39)
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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USPO Slogan |
1937-03-11 |
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Launching. Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by the Golden Bear Crew No. 14, ANCS
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Locy Type |
1937-06-12 |
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Commissioning of POMPANO SS 181. Cachet by M. T. Woolsey Chapter No. 40, USCS
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USPO Slogan |
1937-06-12 |
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Commissioning. Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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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 |
1939-05-30 |
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Memorial Day. Cachet by William F. Schlechter
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Locy Type |
1939-07-19 |
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Keel Laying of USS Fulton AS-11. Cachet by Martin R. Aden
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Locy Type |
1939-07-19 |
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Keel Laying of USS Fulton AS-11. Cachet by Martin R. Aden
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USPS 4-bar |
1983-08-29 |
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N/A |
"On Eternal Patrol". Cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington
Other Information
USS POMPANO earned seven battle stars for her World War II service.
Credited with sinking...
The Japanese Fishing Vessel KOTOKU MARU, May 24 1942 off Formosa
The 902-ton Japanese Tanker TOKYO MARU, May 25 1942 off Okinawa
The 7983-ton Japanese Troop Transport ATSUTA MARU, May 30 1942 off Okinawa
The 83-ton Japanese Guardboat NANSHIN MARU No. 27, September 4 1942 off Honshu
The 7189-ton Japanese Seaplane Carrier SAGARA MARU, July 4 1943 off Honshu
The 451-ton Japanese Merchant Ship NANKAI MARU, September 1 1943 off Miyako, Japan
The 5600-ton Japanese Merchant Ship AKAMA MARU, September 3 1943 off Hokkaido
NAMESAKE - One of the best of food fishes, living in the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America.
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