abstract:USS Ponce (SP-364) was probably a motorboat, yacht, tug, or fishing boat which the United States Navy at least considered for service -- and may have placed in service -- during World War I as a patrol vessel. No records have been found describing Ponces construction, acquisition, naval service (if any), or physical characteristics and performance
The USS Enterprise and the USS Kearsarge, both in the Red Sea, and perhaps the USSPonce as well, should be turned around to re-transit the Suez Canal and take a position off the coast of Libya.
In addition to the Mount Whitney, U.S. ships under Odyssey Dawn included the Kearsarge and Ponce and the guided-missile destroyers USS Stout and USS Barry, along with logistics and refueling ships.