DRUM SSN 677

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Sturgeon Class Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine Keel Laid 20 August 1968 - Launched 23 May 1970 USS DRUM SSN-677 Commissioned 15 April 1972 - Decommissioned 30 October 1995 Struck from the Naval Register 30 October 1995 Scheduled for disposal (NPSSRP) 8 October 2001

Naval Covers

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1. USS Drum SSN-677 Covers Page 1    (1970-1995)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

NO POSTAL FACILITIES

 

USPO 1-bar Mare Island, CA

1968-08-20

N/A

Keel Laying, cachet sponsored by the USS Saginaw Chapter No. 59, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE: Named for the Drum, also known as the Croaker or Hardhead, any of various fishes of the Sciaenidae family, capable of making a drumming noise and best known on the Atlantic coast of North America.

Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the named DRUM - USS Drum SS 228 and USS Drum SSN 677.

 

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