SSN-680 Timeline

SSN 680 Timeline

Date Event Category
25 JUN 1968 Redfish Contract Awarded SSN-680 Events
22 JUN 1969 Death of the Hon. William H. Bates SSN-680 Events
20 JUL 1969 US Lands Men on the Moon World Events
04 AUG 1969 Homeport Established at Pascagoula, MS SSN-680 Homeports
04 AUG 1969 Redfish Keel Laid SSN-680 Events
25 JUN 1971 Redfish Renamed William H. Bates SSN-680 Events
11 DEC 1971 William H. Bates Launching SSN-680 Events
01 JAN 1972 1972 - Pascagoula Awards Ceremony SSN-680 Photo Galleries
09 FEB 1973 William H. Bates Sea Trials SSN-680 Events
05 MAY 1973 USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) Commissioning SSN-680 Events
01 JAN 1974 Homeport Change to Groton, CT SSN-680 Homeports
01 JUN 1974 1974 - June - The Caribbean - Underway for Torpedo Exercises SSN-680 Photo Galleries
17 JUL 1974 Deployed to Eastern Atlantic SSN-680 Deployments
09 AUG 1974 President Richard M. Nixon Resigns World Events
04 SEP 1974 Holy Loch, Scotland SSN-680 Port Calls
22 SEP 1974 1974 - September - Liberty In Halifax, Nova Scotia SSN-680 Photo Galleries
22 SEP 1974 Halifax, Nova Scotia SSN-680 Port Calls
04 OCT 1974 New London, CT SSN-680 Port Calls
30 OCT 1974 1974 - October - SUBASE New London, Connecticut SSN-680 Photo Galleries
30 DEC 1974 Deployed to Eastern Atlantic SSN-680 Deployments
05 JAN 1975 Holy Loch, Scotland SSN-680 Port Calls
07 JAN 1975 1975 - January - Holy Loch, Scotland SSN-680 Photo Galleries
17 JAN 1975 Faslane, Scotland SSN-680 Port Calls
30 JAN 1975 New London, CT SSN-680 Port Calls
15 MAR 1975 1975 - March - Ham Radio SUBASE New London SSN-680 Photo Galleries
01 APR 1975 Refit - Norfolk Naval Shipyard SSN-680 SRAs
01 JUL 1975 Fort Lauderdale, FL SSN-680 Port Calls
10 JUL 1975 1975 - July - Port Everglades, FL SSN-680 Photo Galleries
17 JUL 1975 Apollo-Soyuz: US-Soviet Handshake in Space World Events
01 SEP 1975 1975 - September - Base Life New London SSN-680 Photo Galleries
15 SEP 1975 Deployed to Eastern Atlantic SSN-680 Deployments
15 OCT 1975 1975 - October - Holy Loch, Scotland SSN-680 Photo Galleries
25 OCT 1975 1975 - October/November - Advancement Ceremonies SSN-680 Photo Galleries
05 NOV 1975 Moby Dick '75 SSN-680 Exercises
20 NOV 1975 Ocean Safari '75 SSN-680 Exercises
20 DEC 1975 New London, CT SSN-680 Port Calls
10 JAN 1976 1976 - January - Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Torpedo Workup SSN-680 Photo Galleries
05 MAY 1976 Med Run '76 SSN-680 Deployments
10 MAY 1976 Holy Loch, Scotland SSN-680 Port Calls
15 MAY 1976 1976 - June-November - Med Run - Holy Loch, Scotland SSN-680 Photo Galleries
10 JUN 1976 Bizerte, Tunisia SSN-680 Port Calls
11 JUN 1976 1976 - June-November - Med Run - Bizerte, Tunisia SSN-680 Photo Galleries
20 JUN 1976 Augusta Bay, Sicily SSN-680 Port Calls
21 JUN 1976 1976 - June-November - Med Run - Augusta Bay, Sicily SSN-680 Photo Galleries
10 JUL 1976 La Spezia, Italy SSN-680 Port Calls
11 JUL 1976 1976 - June-November - Med Run - La Spezia, Italy SSN-680 Photo Galleries
20 JUL 1976 Naples, Italy SSN-680 Port Calls
21 JUL 1976 1976 - June-November - Med Run - Naples, Italy SSN-680 Photo Galleries
01 AUG 1976 La Maddelena, Sardinia, Italy SSN-680 Port Calls
06 SEP 1976 Depart Mediterranean Sea SSN-680 Events
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