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USS Drum

About USS Drum

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 Memorial Park.

Drum was the twelfth of the Gato class but was the first completed and the first to enter combat in World War II. She is the oldest of her class still in existence.

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Photos of USS Drum

  1. USS Drum, Mobile01MobileJean-Pierre Martin · CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. USS Drum (SS-288) After Engine Room right-side (June 2020)02(SS-) After Engine Room right-side (June )GreaterPonce665 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. USS Drum (SS-288) After Engine Room left-side (June 2020)03(SS-) After Engine Room left-side (June )GreaterPonce665 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. Submarine04SubmarineRennett Stowe from USA · CC BY 2.0
  5. Momsen lungs05Momsen lungsLittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. USS Drum (SS-288) Conning Tower 2 (June 2020)06(SS-) Conning Tower 2 (June )GreaterPonce665 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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