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Photographs of the USS FLYING FISH (SSN 673) and a volunteer Site Lead, no website experience necessary.
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~ Photograph: USS FLYING FISH (SSN 673) and/or crew

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ETR2(SS) Curt Folio, LTJG Jeff Griffiths, ETR2(SS) Ken Deakyne, and LTJG John Dempsey of USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) find something to smile about on a bright Ft. Lauderdale morning prepping for public visitor tours

~ 1976 (Neal Degner)

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Camaraderie perseveres even amidst the deadly serious activity of piloting 300 feet of nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine at depths in excess of 200 feet on board the USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680)

~ 1993 (Erik Pietras)

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Shipmates prepare to meet their friends and families waiting on the pier as the USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) waits for the brow outboard the USS Sam Houston (SSBN 609) on their return home from Westpac 82-83.

~ 1983 (Brad Williamson)

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USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) and anxious crew await the arrival of the Avalon (DSRV 2) for fitting up and sea qualification sporting a custom, if not carefully applied, paint scheme, in the gray and cold of a foggy San Diego morning

~ 1983 (Brad Williamson)

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The USS SEAHORSE (SSN-669) at sunrise, heading for the Panama Canal.

The USS SEAHORSE (SSN 669) at sunrise, starts the day headed in for the Panama Canal ~ Pacific Ocean, 20 MAY 1989

~ US Navy Official Photograph (PH2 Mark S. Kettenhofen) 

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Photographs of the USS RICHARD B. RUSSELL (SSN 687) and crew, with captions including names of shipmates!
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~ Photograph: USS RICHARD B. RUSSELL (SSN 687) and/or crew

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Photographs of the USS HADDO (SSN 604) and a volunteer Site Lead, no website experience necessary.
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Photographs of the USS SHARK (SSN 591) and a volunteer Site Lead, no website experience necessary.
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The crew turns to onboard the USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) to rig shore power and sail lighting before liberty goes down on the pier in La Spezia, Italy during the autumn 1976 Med Run

 

~ 1976 (Neal Degner)

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