A History of the Submarines Built at the
Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Exhibit by Steve Shay
Frame 3, Page 16

USS Drum SSN-677
Sturgeon class (No reported postmarks)
Launched May 23, 1970

Upper: Launch cover, cachet sponsored by USS Saginaw Chapter USCS, shipyard handstamp postmark.
Lower: Mare Island Naval Shipyard conversion cover, design by Al Eckert, Pictorial cancel.

Cover 720: Drum SSN 677, May 23, 1970

Cover 722: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, March 31, 1996

The Drum would be the last of forty-four submarines built at Mare Island. A total of 17 nuclear submarines and 27 diesel submarines were built in just over 40 years. Drum would be the 513th ship and last ship to be built at Mare Island. While continuing to service the fleet, Mare Island was converted for civilian use on March 31, 1996 after 142 years of service to the fleet.

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Last Updated: March 24, 2002
Copyright 2002 Steve Shay (used with permission)