Fleet Timeline

Fleet Timeline

Date Category Event
31 DEC 1978 SSN-680 Port Calls Subic Bay, Philippines
02 JAN 1979 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1979 - JANUARY 02 - CROSSING THE LINE!
02 JAN 1979 SSN-680 Events Crossing the Line
07 FEB 1979 SSN-680 Events Return to Subic Bay
21 FEB 1979 SSN-680 Events Depart for Hong Kong
23 FEB 1979 SSN-680 Port Calls Hong Kong
26 FEB 1979 SSN-680 Events Depart for Pearl Harbor
15 MAR 1979 SSN-680 Exercises ORSE
21 MAR 1979 SSN-680 Events Enroute to San Diego
25 MAR 1979 SSN-680 Port Calls San Diego, CA
28 MAR 1979 World Events Three Mile Island Accident
15 APR 1979 SSN-680 Events Local Ops
04 OCT 1979 SSN-680 SRAs Refueling Overhaul - PSNS
04 NOV 1979 World Events Iranian Hostage Crisis
03 MAR 1980 SSN-571 Events USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571) Decommissioning
08 DEC 1980 World Events John Lennon Murdered
20 JAN 1981 World Events Iranian Hostage Crisis Ends
28 FEB 1981 SSBN-600 Events USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN 600) Decommissioning
13 APR 1981 SSN-680 Events Gill Net Collision - Hood Canal
09 SEP 1981 SSN-680 Events Depart PSNS
10 SEP 1981 SSN-680 Events Sea Trials
15 OCT 1981 SSN-680 Port Calls Nanaimo, British Columbia
28 OCT 1981 SSN-680 Events Arrive San Diego
01 DEC 1981 SSN-680 Events Daily Ops - SPEP Testing
20 MAY 1982 SSN-571 Events Nautilus Designated Museum Ship
11 AUG 1982 SSN-680 Events USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) Change of Command
Hicks to Uplinger
02 SEP 1982 SSN-680 Events Depart San Diego
02 SEP 1982 SSN-680 Deployments WestPac '82-'83
06 SEP 1982 SSN-680 Port Calls Pearl Harbor, HI
14 SEP 1982 SSN-680 Events Crossed International Date Line
19 SEP 1982 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1982 SEP 19 - THE BATES ARRIVES IN SASEBO, JAPAN
19 SEP 1982 SSN-680 Port Calls Sasebo, Japan
20 SEP 1982 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1982 SEP 20 - LIBERTY IN NAGASAKI, JAPAN
23 SEP 1982 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1982 SEP 23 - LIBERTY IN SASEBO, JAPAN
25 SEP 1982 SSN-680 Spec Ops SPECOP
01 NOV 1982 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1982 NOV - E/RC DIV DINNER - WESTPAC 82-83
23 NOV 1982 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1982 NOV - UNDERWAY DOLPHIN CEREMONY
WESTPAC 82-83
26 NOV 1982 SSN-680 Port Calls Subic Bay, Philippines
25 DEC 1982 SSN-680 Events Christmas Underway
28 DEC 1982 SSN-680 Port Calls Sattahip, Thailand
10 JAN 1983 SSN-680 Port Calls Subic Bay, Philippines
02 FEB 1983 SSN-680 Events Whale Bump
04 FEB 1983 SSN-680 Port Calls Apra Harbor, Guam
26 FEB 1983 SSN-680 Port Calls Adak, Alaska
27 FEB 1983 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1983 FEB - ADAK, ALASKA
31 MAR 1983 SSN-680 SRAs MINSY - SRA & Drydock
01 JUN 1983 SSN-680 Events Arrive San Diego
10 JUN 1983 SSN-680 Events Weapons Load
15 JUN 1983 SSN-680 Photo Galleries 1983 JUN - DSRV OPS - SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
15 JUN 1983 SSN-680 Events DSRV Ops
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