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![]() | 14k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the keel laying of the Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), 19 October 1971, at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
![]() 32k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the launching of the Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), 12 January 1974. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
| ![]() 71k | Bow view of the Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), probably during her shakedown trials off the Virginia coast, circa 1974. | Courtesy of USNI.
| ![]() 43k | Oil on canvas painting by the artist Jim Christley entitled "Trailing". | During the Cold War the US Naval Submarine Force was tasked with keeping tabs on Soviet Naval movements in particular, the Soviet Submarine Force. Submarines of the Sturgeon Class were well suited to this task and often trailed Soviet submarines for days reporting on their movements and recording noise signatures. In this image, such a trailing has turned into a close aboard encounter as a Soviet Viktor III Class has turned to port to check his baffles (to listen to see if anyone is immediately astern). A trailing Sturgeon has stopped his screw and gone quiet. Extending far behind the US submarine is its towed array sonar which assists in giving a clear picture of the ocean’s acoustics Photo & text courtesy of subart.net. |
![]() 145k | Submerged submarines in tandem. | U.S. Navy Photo courtesy of Robert Hall. |
![]() 461k | A port bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), underway. Note the "bustle" behind the sail, January 1984. | USN photo # DN-SC-88-09124, by PH1 Wiggins, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. |
![]() 231k | The Los Angeles Class nuclear-powered attack submarines Cincinnati (SSN-693) and Memphis (SSN-691) display ensigns and union jacks during the commissioning ceremony for their sister ship, the Salt Lake City (SSN-716). Moored alongside the submarine tender L.Y. Spear (AS-36) is the nuclear-powered attacks submarine Richard B. Russell (SSN-687) on 12 May 1984.
| USN photo # DN-ST-84-09330, by PH1 Wujcik, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. |
![]() 340k | Aerial view of Richard B. Russell (SSN-687) berth at pier 21 North Mare Island in October 1985. | The break in the seawall to the right is the former site of the shipyard's south ways. Wahoo (SS-238) was launched from those ways. US Navy photo # 211100, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 04/24/08.
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![]() 64k | Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), receiving the "skunk and hammer" while preparing for DSRV operations
out of Mare Island Shipyard (CA), circa 1985. | Courtesy of Steve Rakers.
| ![]() 57k | Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), underway near Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., circa mid 80's. | Courtesy of Steve Rakers.
| ![]() 100k | Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), underway, circa 1974-86, location unknown. | Courtesy of Chris Calnan, USS Richard B. Russell, 1986-1989.
| ![]() 101k | A starboard view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), and the submarine rescue ship Kittiwake (ASR-13), tied up at a pier at NAS Norfolk, VA. on 1 Dec 1986.
| USN photo # DN-ST-87-06725, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
| ![]() 109k | Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), anchored off Maui in 1987. | Courtesy of Chris Calnan, USS Richard B. Russell, 1986-1989.
| ![]() 70k | Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), underway in 1989 pulling out of Mare Island Straits. | Courtesy of Chris Calnan, USS Richard B. Russell, 1986-1989.
| ![]() 73k | Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), underway in 1989 pulling out of Mare Island Straits. | Courtesy of Chris Calnan,USS Richard B. Russell, 1986-1989.
| ![]() 127k | Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), underway, starboard view, date and location unknown. |
Courtesy of John Hummel. |
![]() 85k | Richard B. Russell (SSN-687), cutting a wide swath through the ocean, date and place unknown.
| USN photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
| ![]() 27k | From left to right, Drum (SSN-677), Bluefish (SSN-675), Ray (SSN-653), Lapon (SSN-661) and Richard B. Russell (SSN-687) await scrapping at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 8 October 2001. | Courtesy of Don Sheldon. |
![]() 70k | Commemorative post mark issued on the occasion of Richard B. Russell (SSN-687) & Boston (SSN-703) after finishing the NPSSRP (Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program), Sept. 2002. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle. |
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