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Firing two torpedoes, Pompano ' s men heard two very loud explosions, and saw a huge column of spray and water through the periscope, blotting out the destroyer's bow at 700 yd (640 m). Both sets of screws stopped immediately. As Pompano closed the freighter, it settled below, evidently [citation needed] a victim of the second torpedo. [note 3]
USS Pompano has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Pompano (1906), a supply boat in commission from 1917 to 1919; USS Pompano (SS-181), a submarine commissioned in 1937 and lost in 1943; USS Pompano (SS-491), a submarine canceled in 1945
They are typically overall silvery in color, sometimes with dark or yellowish fins, and one or a few black markings on the side of their body. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are toothless and are relatively large fish, up to about 1.2 m (3.9 ft) long, although most species reach no more than half or two-thirds of that size. [ 2 ]
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USS Peter C. Struven; USS Pocomoke (SP-265) USS Pompano (1906) S. USS Sequoyah; USS Snapper (SP-2714) USS SP-426
Pompano is a common name for fish in the genus Trachinotus. Pompano may also refer to: Trachinotus ovatus, a species of fish referred to by the same name. Pompano Beach, Florida, a city; USS Pompano, three US naval boats: USS Pompano, a supply boat serving during World War I
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The first USS Pompano was a United States Navy supply boat in commission from 1917 to 1919. Pompano was built in 1906 as a civilian wooden motorboat of the same name at Pocomoke City , Maryland . In 1917, the U.S. Navy charter her from her owner, the Globe Fish Company in Elizabeth , North Carolina , for use in World War I .