SSN 680 Showcase
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)
Returning from WestPac 82-83, the USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) kites a cluster of sailboats dancing across her wake, inbound to San Diego harbor and SUBASE Point Loma
~ 1983 (Brad Williamson)