Fleet Timeline

Fleet Timeline

Date Category Event
01 SEP 1975 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1975 - September - Base Life New London
15 SEP 1975 SSN-680 Deployments Deployed to Eastern Atlantic
15 OCT 1975 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1975 - October - Holy Loch, Scotland
25 OCT 1975 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1975 - October/November - Advancement Ceremonies
05 NOV 1975 SSN-680 Exercises Moby Dick '75
20 NOV 1975 SSN-680 Exercises Ocean Safari '75
20 DEC 1975 SSN-680 Port Calls New London, CT
10 JAN 1976 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1976 - January - Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Torpedo Workup
05 MAY 1976 SSN-680 Deployments Med Run '76
10 MAY 1976 SSN-680 Port Calls Holy Loch, Scotland
15 MAY 1976 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1976 - June-November - Med Run - Holy Loch, Scotland
10 JUN 1976 SSN-680 Port Calls Bizerte, Tunisia
11 JUN 1976 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1976 - June-November - Med Run - Bizerte, Tunisia
20 JUN 1976 SSN-680 Port Calls Augusta Bay, Sicily
21 JUN 1976 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1976 - June-November - Med Run - Augusta Bay, Sicily
30 JUN 1976 SSGN-587 Events USS HALIBUT (SSGN 587) Decommissioning
10 JUL 1976 SSN-680 Port Calls La Spezia, Italy
11 JUL 1976 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1976 - June-November - Med Run - La Spezia, Italy
20 JUL 1976 SSN-680 Port Calls Naples, Italy
21 JUL 1976 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1976 - June-November - Med Run - Naples, Italy
01 AUG 1976 SSN-680 Port Calls La Maddelena, Sardinia, Italy
06 SEP 1976 SSN-680 Events Depart Mediterranean Sea
15 SEP 1976 SSN-680 Exercises Ocean Safari '76
14 OCT 1976 SSN-680 Port Calls Return to New London, CT
01 DEC 1976 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1976 - December - Port Everglades, Florida
01 FEB 1977 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1977 - Spring - Portsmouth, New Hampshire
01 MAY 1977 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1977 - May - SUBASE New London, Groton, Connecticut
01 JUN 1977 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1977 - June - Groton, Connecticut
01 JUN 1977 SSN-680 Events Departed New London, CT
10 JUN 1977 SSN-680 Deployments Northern Run
15 AUG 1977 SSN-680 Events Bluenose - Crossed The Arctic Circle
16 AUG 1977 World Events Death of Elvis Presley
03 OCT 1977 SSN-680 Port Calls Holy Loch, Scotland
24 OCT 1977 SSN-680 Port Calls Bremerhaven, Germany
29 OCT 1977 SSN-695 Events Birmingham Launching
01 DEC 1977 SSN-680 Exercises Ocean Safari '77
10 DEC 1977 SSN-680 Deployments End Northern Run
15 DEC 1977 SSN-680 Port Calls New London, CT
01 FEB 1978 SSN-680 Exercises TORPEX - Carribean
01 MAY 1978 SSN-680 Homeports Homeport Change to San Diego, CA
01 MAY 1978 SSN-680 Events USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) Assigned to SUBRON 11
01 AUG 1978 SSN-680 Events USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) Change of Command
Houley to Hicks
01 SEP 1978 SSN-680 Deployments WestPac '78-'79
15 SEP 1978 SSN-680 Spec Ops SPECOP
20 NOV 1978 SSN-680 Port Calls Apra Harbor, Guam
16 DEC 1978 SSN-695 Events USS BIRMINGHAM (SSN 695) Commissioning
20 DEC 1978 SSN-680 Port Calls Subic Bay, Philippines
27 DEC 1978 SSN-680 Events Depart for Hong Kong
29 DEC 1978 SSN-680 Events Return to Subic Bay
31 DEC 1978 SSN-680 Events Depart for Indian Ocean - Carrier Escort Duty
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