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 …

On 6 April 1942, Drum departed Pearl and set a course for the first stop of her mission, Midway atoll, located near the western end of the Hawaiian archipelago. At midday, Drum arrived at...

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 · Now residing on land nearby the USS Alabama (BB-60) battleship in Battleship Memorial Park lies the USS Drum (SS-228), the oldest American WWII submarine in existence.

Sep 16, 2025 · In March 1943, the Drum departed Pearl Harbor for Brisbane, Australia, on patrol through the Admiralty and Solomon Islands and the major Japanese strongholds at Rabaul on …

Nov 20, 2025 · Built by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, the USS Drum was a Gato-class submarine, designed for long-range patrols across the vast Pacific Ocean. She …

May 9, 2025 · You’re looking at the USS Drum (SS-228), a Gato-class submarine that served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after the drum fish, which could …

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 …

DRUM commenced six months of operational tests and fleet training exercises in Puget Sound, Hawaiian and San Diego operating areas to become a fully operational unit of the Pacific …

Built by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. Laid down September 11, 1940 as Gato-class submarine. Launched May 12, 1941 as USS Drum (SS-228) named for the Drum fish …