| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 266 |
| Built by | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Sep 1941 |
| Launched | 23 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 Jan 1943 |
| End service | 20 Jul 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Temporarily decommissioned on 1 February for a Mississippi cruise on a river barge to New Orleans, Louisiana, and was recommissioned upon her arrival on 12 February. |
Commands listed for USS Pogy (266)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. George Herrick Wales, USN | 10 Jan 1943 | Oct 1943 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Ralph Marion Metcalf, USN | Nov 1943 | May 44 ? | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Peter Gabriel Molteni, Jr., USN | Oct 44 ? | Feb 1945 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. John Michael Bowers, USN | Mar 1945 | Aug 45 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Pogy include:
5 Apr 1943
With her trials and initial training completed USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) arrives at Pearl Harbour.
15 Apr 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the eastern coast of Honshu, Japan.
1 May 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Keishin Maru (1434 GRT) off Iwaki, Japan in position 37º04'N, 141º06'E.
2 May 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire east of Honshu, Japan in position 37º11'N, 143º40'E. (see map)
9 May 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Uyo Maru (6376 GRT) off Iwaki, Japan in position 37º05'N, 141º06'E. (see map)
11 May 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire east of Honshu, Japan in position 37º52'N, 143º12'E. (see map)
26 May 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Tainan Maru (1989 GRT) off Shioyazaki, Honshu, Japan in position 37º03'N, 141º09'E. (see map)
5 Jun 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
26 Jun 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
31 Jul 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese aircraft transport Mogamigawa Maru (7469 GRT) north-west of Truk in position 11º08'N, 153º18'E. (see map)
16 Aug 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
9 Sep 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) departs Pearl Harbour for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Palau's.
30 Sep 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army transport Maebashi Maru (7005 GRT) about 300 nautical miles east of Palau in position 06º01'N, 139º08'E. (see map)
26 Oct 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) ends her 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
25 Nov 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) departs Pearl Harbour for her 4th war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol off the Palau's.
7 Dec 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese collier Soyo Maru (6081 GRT) north of Truk in position 14º03'N, 152º20'E.
(see map)
13 Dec 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) torpedoes and damages the Japanese army cargo ship Fukkai Maru (3829 GRT) off the Palau Islands in position 07º06'N, 134º30'E. Pogy is damaged by depth charges and forced to terminate her patrol. (see map)
22 Dec 1943
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) ends her 4th war patrol at Midway.
5 Feb 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) departs Midway for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Formosa.
10 Feb 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Minekaze (1350 tons, offsite link) and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Malta Maru (5499 GRT) about 85 nautical miles north-north-east of Formosa in position 23º12'N, 121º30'E. (see map)
20 Feb 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese cable layer Nanyo Maru (3614 GRT) about 100 nautical miles east of Formosa in position 24º12'N, 123º20'E, and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Taijin Maru (5154 GRT) north-east of Formosa in position 24º14'N, 123º17'E. (see map)
23 Feb 1944
While attacking a Japanese convoy some 60 miles west of Okinawa USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Horei Maru (5588 GRT) in position 26º20'N, 126º11'E and torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant tanker Teikon Maru (5113 GRT) in position 26º22'N, 126º16'E. (see map)
24 Feb 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) bombards a phosphate plant on Rasa Island.
8 Mar 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) ends her very succesful 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
7 Apr 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) departs Pearl Harbour for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south-east of Japan.
28 Apr 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine I-183 (1630 tons, offsite link) about 30 nautical miles south of Cape Ashizuri, Japan in position 32º07'N, 133º03'E. (see map)
5 May 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Shirane Maru (2825 GRT) off Shionomisaki, Honshu, Japan in position 33º27'N, 135º32'E. (see map)
13 May 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Awe Maru (4532 GRT) off Suruga Bay, Honshu, Japan in position 34º31'N, 138º33'E. (see map)
16 May 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire south of Honshu, Japan in position 33º56'N, 139º50'E. (see map)
20 May 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire south of Honshu, Japan in position 31º21'N, 140º03'E. (see map)
29 May 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Metcalf) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
1 Jun 1944
USS Pogy departs Pearl Harbour bound for the Hunters Point Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
8 Jun 1944
USS Pogy arrives at the Hunters Point Navy Yard.
17 Sep 1944
With her overhaul completed USS Pogy departs the US west coast bound for Pearl Harbour.
13 Oct 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. P.G. Molteni, Jr.) departs Pearl Harbour for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands.
2 Dec 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. P.G. Molteni, Jr.) ends her 7th war patrol at Midway.
27 Dec 1944
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. P.G. Molteni, Jr.) departs Midway for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Bonin Islands.
11 Feb 1945
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. P.G. Molteni, Jr.) ends her 8th war patrol at Midway.
12 Mar 1945
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Bowers) departs Midway for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of Honshu, Japan.
19 Apr 1945
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Bowers) is mistakenly attacked an American aircraft as Pogy approaches a Japanese convoy south-east of Honshu, Japan in position 32º59'E, 139º58'E. (see map)
15 May 1945
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Bowers) ends her 9th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
2 Jul 1945
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Bowers) departs Pearl Harbour for her 10th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sea of Japan.
27 Jul 1945
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Bowers) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Chikuzen Maru (2448 GRT) south-west of Kyogasaki about 90 nautical miles north of Tottori, Honshu, Japan in position 37º00'N, 134º02'E. (see map)
5 Aug 1945
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Bowers) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Kotohirasan Maru (2220 GRT) in the Japan Sea about 30 nautical miles west of Akita, Honshu, Japan in position 39º52'N, 138º52'E. (see map)
21 Aug 1945
USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Bowers) ends her 10th war patrol at Midway.