USS Drum SSN 677

USS Drum (SSN-677) was a Sturgeon-class attack submarine commissioned into the United States Navy on April 23, 1972. Built at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, she served primarily in the Atlantic Fleet, conducting a variety of missions including surveillance, intelligence gathering, and anti-submarine warfare during the Cold War. Drum participated in numerous training exercises and deployments, contributing to the Navy's strategic deterrence and undersea warfare capabilities. After over two decades of service, she was decommissioned on February 30, 1995, and later scrapped as part of the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program.