USS Drum (SS-228) is a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named after the drum, a type of fish. Drum is a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama, at Battleship …

Sitting in her cradle beside Mobile Bay is the National Historic Landmark WWII submarine USS DRUM (SS-228). The DRUM is the oldest American submarine on public display, and we …

Oct 3, 2008 · The USS Drum (SS-228), a Gato-class diesel-electric submarine, has been at home in Mobile, Alabama for nearly 40 years now. Since opening as a museum on July 4, 1969, the …

Mar 30, 2023 · It is one of only a dozen or so World War II-era U.S. submarines preserved as museums and is the oldest in the nation. The Drum is a Gato -class submarine, named for the …

On 17 November 1943, in choppy seas in the area of 1°48'N, 148°24'E, Drum executed a successful attack against the 4,700-ton Japanese submarine depot ship Hie Maru – the vessel …

May 9, 2025 · On November 17, 1943, during her eighth war patrol under Lieutenant Commander Delbert F. Williamson, USS Drum successfully attacked the Japanese submarine depot ship …

USS Drum is a pre-snorkle submarine, operating underwater on batteries, and powered by a diesel electric system. USS Drum is now moored with the Battleship USS Alabama at …

May 13, 2025 · The submarine USS Drum is on display at the Battleship Alabama Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama. Where U-505 was full of meticulously crafted wooden paneling, the Drum …

On May 18, 1969, USS Drum (SS-228) arrived under tow at Battleship Memorial Park. She was opened to the public on Friday, July 4, 1969 and became the nation's first submarine to be on …

The DRUM refers to any of various fishes capable of making a drumming noise; best known and named for a large sea bass off the North Atlantic Coast. The USS DRUM (SS-228) Submarine …