USS Drum (SS-228)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:armament 10 torpedo tubes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Occupation_Service_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia
gptkbp:beam 27 feet 3 inches
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Electric_Boat_Company
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gato-class_submarine
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Edward_C._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Clure
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:United_States_Navy
1942-01-01
gptkbp:crew_capacity 60
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:United_States_Navy
1946-01-15
gptkbp:displacement 1,526 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 15 feet 3 inches
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Drum (SS-228)
gptkbp:launched 1941-10-12
gptkbp:length 311 feet
311 feet 8 inches
gptkbp:nickname The Drum
gptkbp:notable_event Participated in the Battle of Midway.
Conducted reconnaissance missions.
First submarine to sink a Japanese aircraft carrier.
Completed 13 war patrols.
Survived multiple depth charge attacks.
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Sulu_Sea
gptkb:South_China_Sea
gptkb:Timor_Sea
gptkb:Coral_Sea
gptkb:Celebes_Sea
gptkb:Java_Sea
gptkb:Andaman_Sea
gptkb:Bismarck_Sea
gptkb:Solomon_Sea
gptkbp:operational_area Pacific Theater
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:rescued_crew_members 3 downed aviators.
gptkbp:service 1941-12-22
1946-01-15
gptkbp:speed 21 knots
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:15
15 enemy ships
gptkbp:torpedoed_enemy_ships gptkb:12
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Alabama
gptkb:USS_Alabama_Battleship_Memorial_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5