SSN 680 Showcase
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)
USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) on the autumn 1976 Med Run, tied up as close to the pier as it could get in La Spezia, Italy
~ 1976 (Neal Degner)
USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) lazes patiently next to the pier in Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T., basking in the warm salt breeze of an Indian Ocean dusk
~ 1983 (Brad Williamson)
USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) maneuvers to the pier in the harbor at Diego Garcia on its second visit during WestPac 83-84 after a mission in the Indian Ocean
~ 1983 (Brad Williamson)
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)
