8/5/2023 0 Comments Uss drum ss 228![]() ![]() Spot Killdeer, Laughing Gulls, Long-billed Curlews, Herring Gulls, Royal Terns, Sanderling, and Black-billed Plovers throughout the park. The Nature Observatory is home of a nature observatory and Site 29 on the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail. Eager anglers can fish while enjoying the view of Mobile Bay and the USS Alabama (Cost $2). Picnic on the bay shore complete with grills and plenty of shade, the picnic area is spacious, offering ample room. Download the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park APP for complete details. Some of America’s finest military equipment are displayed at Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. The Lower Alabama Vietnam Veterans Memorial, War Dog Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Crommelin Brothers Memorial and Alabama Telephone Pioneers Living Memorial are some located throughout the park MILITARY EQUIPMENT Park memorials honor veterans for their dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice. Also see the A-12 Blackbird, B-52D Stratofortress a P51-Mustang, the Airplane of Alabama’s own “Tuskegee Airmen”. With 25 of the Nation’s finest military aircraft on display, Battleship Memorial Park is the only place in the world to see a complete collection of the “F” Series of Fighter Jets including the F-14 Tomcat, F-18 Hornet and one of two YF-17 Cobra Prototypes in the world. USS DRUM (SS-228) is the oldest American submarine on display in the world. In 2001, DRUM was moved onto land for permanent display, the project winning several engineering awards. The DRUM was dedicated and opened to the public on July 4th, 1969. She was towed to Mobile arriving May 18th, 1969. The USS DRUM was donated to the USS ALABAMA Battleship Commission on April 14th, 1969. Drum is a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama, at Battleship Memorial Park. You’ll also see tanks, a Vietnam River Patrol Boat, and a plane like the one flown by the Tuskegee Airmen. USS Drum (SS-228) is a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named after the drum, a type of fish. Here at Battleship Memorial Park you’ll walk the decks of a mighty battleship. You will see courage up close as you explore the 175 acres of history and seven decades of heroism, from World War II to Iraqi Freedom, at one of America’s finest military parks. 1945 USS Springer (SS 414) torpedoes and sinks the. History meets heroism at USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park. USS Drum (SS 228) sinks Japanese seaplane carrier, and USS Trout (SS 202) sinks a Japanese freighter off the southeast coast of Honshu. CELEBRATING 50 YEARS ON BEAUTIFUL MOBILE BAY ![]()
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