USS Drum
| Country | United States |
| Ship Class | Gato-class Submarine |
| Builder | Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME |
| Laid Down | 11 September 1940 |
| Launched | 12 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 1 November 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 16 February 1946 |
| Displacement | 1526 tons standard; 2410 tons full |
| Length | 312 feet |
| Beam | 27 feet |
| Draft | 15 feet |
| Machinery | Four Fairbanks Morse diesel engines, four General Electric main motors, two screws |
| Bunkerage | 94,400 gallons, two 126-cell main storage batteries |
| Power Output | 5400 SHP |
| Speed | 20 knots |
| Range | 11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Crew | 60 |
| Armament | 10x21" torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, 1x3" gun, 2x50 cal machine gun, 2x0.3 cal machine gun |
| Submerged Speed | 8.75 knots |
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5 Oct 2007 11:26:53 AM
Not really a comment - just a question. Looking at Drum 1945 pic shows a 5 ? (Could be a 3) mounted on the aft main deck other pics show a twin 20mm on the cigarette deck aft and a 40mm below the bridge fwd all 3 classified as cannon. I presume the .50 cal mg are in presure drums and mounted as needed. Where (and What) is the 2x0.3 cal mg weapon. or am I wrong in my looks at the pics & stats ??? Thanks