USS Drum
USS Drum 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.Photo: Jpemartin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: 1941 Gato-class submarine
- Address: 2703 Battleship Parkway, Mobile, AL 36602
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Alabama and USS Battleship Alabama Memorial Park.
USS Alabama
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Alabama, hull number BB-60, is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1940s during World War II. USS Alabama is situated 740 feet east of USS Drum.
USS Battleship Alabama Memorial Park
Park
Photo: Rennett Stowe, CC BY 2.0.
Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama. Its notable aircraft and museum ships include the South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama and Gato-class submarine USS Drum.
Pinto Island
Island
Pinto Island is an island in the U.S. state of Alabama, within the city limits of Mobile. Located on the northwestern coast of Mobile Bay, it is bounded on the west by the Mobile River, on the south by Mobile Bay, on the east by the Spanish River, and on the north by Pinto Pass and Blakeley Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mobile and Toulminville.
Mobile
Toulminville
Neighborhood
Toulminville is a neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It began as a small settlement on the property of Harry Theophilus Toulmin, who served as Sheriff of Mobile County in the 1830s. Toulminville is situated 5 miles northwest of USS Drum.
Prichard
Town
Photo: Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prichard is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 19,322 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 18,816 in 2023. Prichard borders the north side of Mobile, as well as the Mobile suburbs of Chickasaw, Saraland, and the unincorporated sections of Eight Mile. Prichard is situated 5 miles northwest of USS Drum.
USS Drum
- Categories: attack submarine, museum ship, preserved watercraft, ship, building, tourism, tourist attraction, and historic site
- Location: Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.68122° or 30° 40′ 52″ northLongitude
-88.01664° or 88° 0′ 60″ westInception
1941Operator
Battleship Memorial ParkOpen location code
862HMXJM+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 165619280OpenStreetMap feature
building=shipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=shipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1331366
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“USS Drum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石首魚號潛艇”
- Chinese: “鼓魚號潛艇”
- Chinese: “鼓魚號潛艦”
- Czech: “USS Drum”
- French: “USS Drum”
- German: “Drum”
- German: “USS Drum”
- Irish: “USS Drum”
- Japanese: “ドラム”
- Persian: “یواساس درام (اساس-۲۲۸)”
- Persian: “یواساس درام”
- Polish: “USS Drum”
- Portuguese: “USS Drum (SS-228)”
- Portuguese: “USS Drum”
- Ukrainian: “USS Drum (SS-228)”
- Ukrainian: “USS Drum”
- Vietnamese: “USS Drum (SS-228)”
- Vietnamese: “USS Drum”
- “USS Drum”
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