"Pride Runs Deep" USS Drum Web Page

Site Contents as of August 12, 2010

Tom Hylas Pict's 1974-75

Periscope Pictures - 1972-73

Drum History
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Drum Patches
Official Patch
WestPac 73
A Div WestPac 73
TM WestPac 73
WestPac 74-75
WestPac 79
WestPac 80-81
Nuke 80-81
WestPac 84
Deactivation 1995
Old Drum SS228

Scrapbook index
Many pictures sent in by shipmates

Crew List Update
560 Shipmates
Shipmates recently added:
EM1(SS) David Anderson
YN2(SS/DV) Tim Case
EM1(SS) Cletus Fearson
DS1(SS) Bill Bowling
CS3 Edward Vito
IC2(SS) Tom Taylor
FN Doyle Thibert
QM3(SS) John DeLuca
RM1(SS) Rodney Hughes

Crewlist
A-D E-K L-R S-Z
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A Tribute to our Departed Shipmates

Important information

Drum Update from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (thanks to Rick Cotter):
As of July 1st.... Ops compartment cut at frame 53. Reactor compartment and half of AMR2 already removed. A big access cut into port side at area of ship's office. All radio, sonar, fire control wireways, cabinets, ventilation ducting removed. Nothing remains but hull, frame bays and decking.

Navy Veterans and ex-Shipyard Workers........

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Submarine Picture of the Week......

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A salute to the Drum featured in the recent Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Newsletter "SALUTE". This article comes as workers continue dismantling the DRUM. Click on the image to read the high res version of the article.

Submarine News......

Memphis Returns from Successful Exercises
6/28/2010
Summary: GROTON, Conn. (NNS) -- Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Memphis (SSN 691) returned to her homeport at Naval Submarine Base New London June 24 following a successful short deployment to the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility.

USS Philadelphia 'Finishes Strong' Following 33-Year Service
6/25/2010
Summary: GROTON, Conn. (NNS) -- The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN 690) was decommissioned June 25 during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn.The decommissioning ceremony marked Philadelphia's 33rd anniversary.

Multinational Submarines Participate in RIMPAC 2010
6/24/2010
Summary: PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The Republic of Korea Submarine (ROKS) Lee Eokgi (SS 071) arrived here in early June, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine Mochishio (SS 600) arrived Monday at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the biennial Rim of the Paci...

USS Tennessee Holds Change of Command
6/20/2010
Summary: NORFOLK, Va (NNS) -- The crew of USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) conducted a change of command during a a ceremony Jun. 18 aboard Naval Station Norfolk.
Cmdr. Brett D. Moyes relieved Cmdr. James W. Jenks as commanding officer of the ballistic-submarine.

Welcome
My name is Rick Wetmore (former ET1 SS), and I served aboard the nuclear attack submarine, USS DRUM SSN-677 from 1970 to 1975. Since first publishing this web page in late 1997, I have received responses from quite a few ex-Drum sailors. Some have been kind enough to send me some material for this current up-date of the web page. I have included a Crew List so that former Drum crewmen can add their names and hopefully establish contact with old buddies.

Many thanks to those who made comments and suggestions regarding the contents of the Drum page. I still encourage any former shipmates and crew members of DRUM to comment or contribute to "our" web page. I would also be happy to hear from any submariner or others regarding the contents of this page.
Please respond to: Rick Wetmore (former ET1 SS)