USS Pogy, a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pogy, or menhaden.
USS Pogy (SSN-647)
Having surfaced in the Arctic ice pack, crew members from the Pogy assemble a topside deck enclosure to provide protection from the elements while water samples are collected and cataloged in 1996.
Diving planes, also known as hydroplanes, are control surfaces found on a submarine which allow the vessel to pitch its bow and stern up or down to assist in the process of submerging or surfacing the
USS Pogy (SSN-647)
…the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, was completed on 12 April 2000. Pogy's diving plane fins can be seen as part of The Fin Project at Pelican Harbor Park in Miami, Florida. Pogy's Ballast Control Panel is on display at the Submarine Force…
The port bow plane of the Soviet-era submarine B-39
US Balao-class USS Bowfin of World War II, showing bow planes rigged upwards for stowage
Stern planes of HMS Ocelot mounted directly in the prop wake, with fixed planes above.
HSwMS Gotland from above, showing fairwater planes mounted on the sail