The USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) tied up at the pier in La Spezia, Italy during the autumn Med Run - 1976 (Neal Degner)
A lazy duty day afternoon onboard the USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) in the heat of Subic Bay, Olongapo, Philippines - 1982
Lines are doubled up at the middle pier in SUBASE Point Loma, San Diego, California as the USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) pulls in from daily ops. LCDR John Brandes, Engineer, awaits the boat with hands on hips in the lower right, years before he was to become CO of the Bates! - 1982
On the surface leaving Subic Bay, Philippines, the USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) answers ahead full in this rarely seen shot of the ocean erupting around the screw and rudder. As always, regardless of decade and nationality of the naval vessel, there''s "not a moment to lose!" - 1982
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