SSN 680 Showcase
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SSN 680 Showcase

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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Cleaning up topside on the USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) after mooring in Puerto Rico during exercises in the Carribean during 1975

 

~ 1975 (courtesy of Ray Haines)

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A relaxed duty day afternoon onboard the USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) in the oppressive heat and stifling humidity of Subic Bay, Olongapo, Philippines

 

~ 1982 (Brad Williamson)

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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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