USS Pompon
USS ''Pompon'' (SS/SSR-267), a ''Gato''-class submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ..., was a ship of the United States Navy named for the pompon (fish), pompon, an American fish of the ''Anisot'' family. Construction and commissioning ''Pompon'' was Keel-laying, laid down by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on 26 November 1941; Ceremonial ship launching, launched 15 August 1942, sponsored by Miss Katherine Mary Wolleson; and Ship commissioning, commissioned 17 March 1943. Service history On 5 April 1943 ''Pompon'' began her voyage down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans in a floating drydock. Stores were loaded at New Orleans and she sailed for the Pacific Ocean, Pacific. First wa ...
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Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, was a major shipbuilder for the Great Lakes. It was founded in 1902, and made mainly steel ferry, ferries and ore haulers. During World War II, it built submarines, Landing Craft Tank, tank landing craft (LCTs), and self-propelled fuel barges called "YOs". Employment peaked during the military years at 7000. The shipyard closed in 1968, when The Manitowoc Company, Manitowoc Company bought Bay Shipbuilding Company and moved their shipbuilding operation to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Sturgeon Bay. Submarine building program Shipyard President Charles C. West contacted the Bureau of Construction and Repair in 1939 to propose building destroyers at Manitowoc and transporting them through the Chicago River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Illinois River, and Mississippi River in a floating drydock towed by the tugboat ''Minnesota''. After evaluating the plan and surveying the shipyard, the Navy suggested building submari ...
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