Balabac Strait
The third patrol began on 29 November and again took her to the China Sea area off French Indo-China. After running Balabac Strait, where two radio-equipped Japanese motor sampans were sunk by gunfire, "Pompon" mined waters southwest of Cochin China. After a five-day sortie into the Celebes Sea, "Pompon" returned to Darwin for fuel, ending her patrol on 28 January 1944.