DRUM AGSS 228
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid September 11 1940 - Launched May 12 1941 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1941)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1941-11-15
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First Day of Postal Service
Cachet by - Alton M. (Budd) Arrington
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Locy Type |
1941-11-15
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First Day of Postal Service. Cachet artist - Gordon A. Shaw. Cachet sponsor - Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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Locy Type |
1941-11-15
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First Day of Postal Service. Cachet artist - Gordon A. Shaw. Cachet sponsor - Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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Locy Type |
1941-11-15
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First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by - Alton M. (Budd) Arrington
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Locy Type |
1941-11-28
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1940-09-11
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Keel Laying. Cachet by - Gow C. Ng
Other Information
DRUM earned 12 Battle Stars (WWII)
Credited with sinking...
The 10930-ton Japanese Seaplane Carrier MIZUHO, May 2 1942 off Honshu
The 5356-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SHONAN MARU, May 13 1942 off Honshu
The 2380-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship KITAKATA MARU, May 25 1942, off Honshu
The 5641-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship HAGUE MARU, October 8 1942 off Honshu
The 2461-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship YAWATASAN MARU, October 9 1942 off Honshu
The 5106-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship RYUNAN MARU, October 20 1942 off Honshu
The 3809-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship OYAMA MARU, April 9 1943 off New Ireland
The 6380-ton Japanese Ammunition Ship NISSHUN MARU, April 18 1943 Bismarck Archipelago
The 5086-ton Japanese Troop Transport MYOKO MARU, June 17 1943 off New Ireland
The 11621-ton Japanese Submarine Depot Ship HIE MARU, November 17 1943 off New Ireland
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, July 29 1944 off Palau
The 4725-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SHIKISAN MARU, October 24 1944 South China Sea
The 6886-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo/Passenger Ship TAISHO MARU October 26 1944 off Luzon
The 6061-ton Japanese Cargo Ship TAIHAKU MARU, October 26 1944 off Luzon
NAMESAKE - Any of various fishes capable of making a drumming noise, best known on the Atlantic coast
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