USS Drum (SSN-677)

USS Drum (SSN-677) entering port on 11 August 1984
History
United States
Name	USS Drum
Namesake	The drum, also known as the croaker or hardhead, any of various fishes of the Sciaenidae family
Ordered	15 March 1967
Builder	Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California
Laid down	20 August 1968
Launched	23 May 1970
Sponsored by	Mrs. William F. Bringle
Commissioned	15 April 1972
Decommissioned	30 October 1995
Stricken	30 October 1995
Identification	SSN-677
Motto	Pride Runs Deep
Honors and awards	Navy Unit Commendation 1975 Meritorious Unit Commendation 1976 Meritorious Unit Commendation 1979 Navy Expeditionary Medal Iran/Indian Ocean 1981 Meritorious Unit Commendation 1984 Navy Expeditionary Medal 1984 Meritorious Unit Commendation 1988–1989 Navy Unit Commendation 1989 Battle Efficiency Award (Battle "E") Fiscal year 1990 Meritorious Unit Commendation 1990–1991 Battle "E" Fiscal Year 1991 Meritorious Unit Commendation 1992
Fate	Scrapped via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program
General characteristics
Class and type	Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement	3,978 long tons (4,042 t) light 4,270 long tons (4,339 t) full 292 long tons (297 t) dead
Length	292 ft 3 in (89.08 m)
Beam	31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft	28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)
Installed power	15,000 shp (11,185 kW)
Propulsion	One S5W nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged
Test depth	1,300 ft (396 m)
Complement	109 (14 officers, 95 enlisted)
Armament	4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Drum (SSN-677), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the drum, also known as the croaker or hardhead, any of various fishes of the Sciaenidae family, capable of making a drumming noise and best known on the Atlantic coast of North America.