Die Bienenkönigin
On 12 March "Pogy" got underway for her ninth patrol in the area south of Tokyo Bay. On 19 April, while on lifeguard station, a B-24 Liberator on patrol strafed and bombed "Pogy" by mistake, causing considerable damage. On 29 April "Pogy" rescued ten Army aviators from a downed B-29 (The Queen Bee), and got underway for Saipan to transfer them. On 6 May she departed Saipan for Pearl Harbor arriving 15 May for refit.