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SS-181 Pompano
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Perch 1936/01/14
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal. 		1937/03/11 1937/06/12 1943/08
MIA
Namesake: Trachirotus carolinus - One of the best of food fishes, a marine carangoid living in the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America.
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/SubRon4/SubDiv43 NE of Oahu - en route from San Francisco to P.H.   82  114 
41/12/18 42/01/31     patro01: photoreconn. Marshalls   82 
41/12/20       patro01: attacked twice by VB-6 & VS-6 ((at 20-10N, 165-28W and 20-15N, 165-40W) > leaking   82  85 
42/01/01       patro01: arrived Wake Is.   66 
42/01/08       patro01: inspect Bikar Is.   66 
42/01/12       patro01: report damaging large freighter - not confirmed   82 
42/01/17       patro01: attacking patrol boat - torpedo prematured   82 
42/01/24       patro01: reconn. Maloelap, then sail to P.H.   66 
42/01/31 42/04/20     P.H. - refit, repairs   82 
42/04/20 42/06/18     patro02: East China Sea W of Okinawa   82 
42/04/23?       patro02: Midway - refuel   82 
42/05/07       patro02: arrived patrol area   82 
42/05/24       patro02: sikning(gun) sampan Kotoku Maru (25-16N, 122-41E)   82  85 
42/05/25       patro02: sinking (gun) AO Tokio Maru (902 BRT - JANAC) 70 nm W of Naha, Okinawa (27-03N, 127-03E)   82  83  85
42/05/30       patro02: sinking AP Acuta Maru (7983 BRT-JANAC) E of Okinawa (26-07N, 129-06E) > depth charged   82  83  85
42/06/03       patro02: sinking (guns) interisland steramer   82 
42/06/05       patro02: sinking (guns) trawler   82 
42/06/07 42/06/1?     patro02: await fleeing IJN after x Midway   66 
42/06/13       patro02: Midway - refuel   66 
42/06/18 42/07/19     P.H. - refit, rearm  
42/07/19 42/09/12     patro03: off Japan   82 
42/08/03       patro03: arrived patrol area   66 
42/08/07       patro03: attacking freighter   66 
42/08/09       patro03: depth charged by DDs   82 
42/08/12       patro03: sinking freighter (4000 BRT - JANAC), attacking DD   82  83 
42/08/23       patro03: attacking passenger-freighter, depth charged by DD   66 
42/09/04       patro03: sinking patrol Nanshin M. #27 500 nm off Tokio (35-22N, 151-40E) en route Midway   82  66  85
42/09/08       patro03: Midway - refuel   66 
42/09/12 42/09/??     P.H. - refit   82 
42/10 42/12/19     MINY - overhaul - tower, motors, gun moved forward, 20 mm guns added   82 
42/12/19       sail Mare Island > P.H.   82 
42/12/2? 43/01/16     P.H.   82 
43/01/16 43/02/28     patro04: Kwajalein, Truk area   82 
43/01/25       patro04: entered patrol area off Kwajalein   82 
43/01/30       patro04: damaging large AO off Truk  
43/02/04       patro04: damaging AO   82 
43/02/18       patro04: damaging AO > depth charged   82 
43/02/28 43/03/19     Midway - refit   82 
43/03/19 43/05/10     patro05: Tokio Bay - bad weather   82 
43/04/10       patro05: attacking CV (night radar contact)   82 
43/05/05       patro05: Midway - refuel   66 
43/05/10 43/06/06     P.H. - refit   82 
43/06/06 43/07/28     patro06: off Nagoja   82 
43/06/19       patro06: in patrol area   66 
43/07/04       patro06: attacking AV Sagara Maru (beached after Harderīs attack) (34-38N, 137-53e)   82  85 
43/07/10       patro06: damaging AO Kjokujo Maru (33-34N, 136-07E)   85 
43/07/17       patro06: sinking (gun) sampan   82 
43/07/20       patro06: damaging AP Ujo Maru (6376) E of Miki Zaki (33-55N, 136-26E)   82  85 
43/07/28 43/08/20     Midway - refit   82 
43/08/20 43/09/2?     patro07: N of Honshu, Hokkaido   82  66 
43/09/01       patro07: sinking/prob Nankai Maru off Mijako   82  85 
43/09/03       patro07: sinking AK Akama M. (5600 BRT - JANAC) 80 nm SE of Cape Erimo, Hokkaido (41-00N, 144-34E)   82  83  85
43/09/09       patro07: damaging AK Nanking Maru (3005) off Honshu coast 25 nm S SE of Hacinohe (40-12N, 141-55E)   82  85 
43/09/25       patro07: sinking/prob auxil. Taiko Maru (2958 BRT - JANAC)   82  83 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1943/10/15 presumed lost, 1944/01/12 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars, 7 patrols, 5/21443
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