SPONSORS - MASTER SAILING LIST RESEARCH

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) maneuvers to the pier in the harbor at Diego Garcia on its second visit after the mission in the Indian Ocean - 1983

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)

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

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) sits quietly next to the pier in Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T., enjoying the warm salt breeze of an Indian Ocean dusk - 1983

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) as close to the pier as it could get in La Spezia, Italy - 1976 (Neal Degner)

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) kites a cluster of sailboats dancing across the wake, inbound to San Diego harbor - 1983

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) balances delicately in a floating drydock in Guam, awaiting hull-cleaning and routine maintenance, among other things -1983

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) tied up at the pier in Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T., entertaining curious aviators willing to trade rides in P3 Orions for a tour of the boat - 1983

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680), back from a trip across the pond, ties up for liberty in Nova Scotia - 1974 (Neal Degner)

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) tied to the USS Tuscaloosa (LST 1187), anchored out in the harbor at Sasebo, Japan - 1982

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680)

USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) tied up on the north pier at SUBASE San Diego (just past the flagpole), with an unknown Permit class boat outboard. British boat HMS Courageous (S-50/SSN06) is tied up just south of the Bates, with at least four or five other boats - one on the Sperry (AS 12), one on the Dixon (AS 37), one on the middle pier with the McKee (AS 41), and one on the south pier. The floating drydock San Onofre (ARD 30) is at the end of the middle pier. Note especially the Trieste II, the deep submergence research submersible in white and orange at the base of the south pier - 1982