USS Pomfret SS391

USS Pomfret (SS-391) was a Balao-class submarine commissioned by the United States Navy in 1944. She served with distinction during World War II, completing nine war patrols in the Pacific, during which she sank numerous Japanese vessels and conducted daring rescue missions of downed Allied aviators. After the war, Pomfret continued her service through the early Cold War era, training crews and participating in various exercises until 1971. In that year, she was transferred to the Turkish Navy, where she served as TCG Oruçreis (S 337) until her final decommissioning.