| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 391 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 19 Feb 1944 |
| End service | 1 Jul 1970 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned in April 1952 . |
Commands listed for USS Pomfret (391)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Frank Clements Acker, USN | 19 Feb 1944 | Oct 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Borden Hess, USN | Oct 1944 | > Aug 45 |
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Noteable events involving Pomfret include:
1 Jun 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Pomfret (Cdr. F.C. Acker) arrives at Pearl Harbour.
23 Jun 1944
USS Pomfret (Cdr. F.C. Acker) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters east of Kyusyu.
16 Aug 1944
USS Pomfret (Cdr. F.C. Acker) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
10 Sep 1944
USS Pomfret (Cdr. F.C. Acker) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Luzon Straits.
2 Oct 1944
USS Pomfret (Cdr. F.C. Acker) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Tsuyama Maru (6962 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Makassar Maru (4026 GRT) south of Formosa in position 21º00'N, 121º46'E. (see map)
12 Oct 1944
USS Pomfret (Cdr. F.C. Acker) ends her 2nd war patrol at Saipan.
1 Nov 1944
USS Pomfret (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Hess) departs Saipan for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of Formosa.
2 Nov 1944
USS Pomfret (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Hess) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Hamburg Maru (5271 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Atlas Maru (7343 GRT) in Luzon Striat in position 20º20'N, 121º30'E. The next day the Atlas Maru is beached off Sabtang Island in position 20º18'N, 121º51'E and declared a total loss. (see map)
25 Nov 1944
USS Pomfret (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Hess) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Shoho Maru (1358 GRT) in Luzon Strait in position 20º18'N, 121º34'E.
It is claimed in some sources that in this attack Pomfret also sank patrol boat #38 (ed DD Yomogi). However, Shoho maru was not part of the convoy escorted by #38, therefore there is no basis for this claim. #38 was sunk in the 0125 hrs attack by USS Atule. (see map)
15 Dec 1944
USS Pomfret (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Hess) ends her 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
25 Jan 1945
USS Pomfret (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Hess) departs Pearl Harbour for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Honshu, Japan.
30 Mar 1945
USS Pomfret (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Hess) ends her 4th war patrol at Midway.
26 Apr 1945
USS Pomfret (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Hess) departs Midway for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Kuril Islands.
6 Jun 1945
USS Pomfret (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Hess) ends her 5th war patrol at Midway.
2 Jul 1945
USS Pomfret (Cdr. J.B. Hess) departs Midway for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
26 Jul 1945
USS Pomfret (Cdr. J.B. Hess) sinks two small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the East China Sea in position 33º47'N, 126º50'E. (see map)
8 Aug 1945
USS Pomfret (Cdr. J.B. Hess) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the East China Sea in position 32º01'N, 129º02'E. (see map)
11 Aug 1945
USS Pomfret (Cdr. J.B. Hess) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the East China Sea in position 32º46'N, 128º44'E. (see map)
13 Aug 1945
USS Pomfret (Cdr. J.B. Hess) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the East China Sea in position 33º48'N, 126º50'E. (see map)
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