DRUM AGSS 228

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.

Gato Class Submarine Keel Laid September 11 1940 - Launched May 12 1941 USS DRUM SS-228 Commissioned November 1 1941 - Decommissioned February 16 1946 DRUM SS-228 Placed In Service March 18 1947 as Naval Reserve Training Vessel DRUM AGSS-228 Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) December 1 1962 Placed Out of Service 1962 Struck from Naval Register June 30 1968 Sold April 14 1969 to become a floating memorial at Mobile, AL.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Drum SS / AGSS-228 Covers Page 1    (1941)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post office established November 1 1941 - Disestablished June 6 1942

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Nov 15, 1941 "FIRST DAY / MAIL"

1941-11-15

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet artist - Gordon A. Shaw. Cachet sponsor - Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1941-11-15

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by - Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1941-11-15

First Day of Postal Service.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1941-11-28

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "THAMESPEX STATION" Waterford CT

2017-10-15

75th Anniversary of USS Drum Entering Combat in WWII. Cachet by Brian Baldwin, sponsored by the Thames Stamp Club

 

Other Information

Credited with sinking...
The 10930-ton Japanese Seaplane Carrier MIZUHO, May 2 1942 off Honshu
The 5356-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SHONAN MARU, May 13 1942 off Honshu
The 2380-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship KITAKATA MARU, May 25 1942 off Honshu
The 5641-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship HAGUE MARU, October 8 1942 off Japanese east coast
The 2461-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship YAWATASAN MARU, October 9 1942 off Honshu
The 5106-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship RYUNAN MARU, October 20 1942 off Honshu
The 3908-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship OYAMA MARU, April 3 1943 off New Ireland
The 6380-ton Japanese Ammunition Ship NISSHUN MARU, April 18 1943 off Mussau Island New Bismarck
The 5086-ton Japanese Troop Transport MYOKO MARU, June 17 1943 off Mussau Island New Bismarck
The 6438-ton Japanese Troop Transport YAMAGIRI MARU, August 28 1943 off New Hanover
The 2869-ton Japanese Troop Transport KANAYAMASAN MARU, November 11 1943 in Admiralty Islands (probable)
The 11621-ton Japanese Submarine Depot Ship HIE MARU, November 17 1943 off New Ireland
The 4725-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SHIKISAN MARU, October 24 1944 in South China Sea
The 6886-ton Japanese Merchant Passenger/Cargo Ship TAISO MARU, October 26 1944 off Luzon
The 6061-ton Japanese Cargo Ship TAIHAKU MARU, October 26 1944 off Luzon

USS DRUM earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 12 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Any of various fishes capable of making a drumming noise, best known on the Atlantic coast.

 

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