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U.S.S. DRUM
(SS-228)Click to view crew list
SS-228 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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SEP | 1940 | - | Keel Date: 11 SEP 1940 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery ME | ||
MAY | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 12 MAY 1941 | ||
NOV | 1941 | - | Commissioned: 1 NOV 1941 | ||
FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 16 FEB 1946 |
SS-228 General Specifications
Class: Gato-class submarine
Complement: 6 Officers and 54 Enlisted
Displacement: 1490 tons
Length: 311 feet 9 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 17 feet
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Museum ship at Mobile Alabama as of 14 April 1969