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 | 554k | The Birmingham (SSN-695) executes an emergency ascent demonstration during her sea trials in TOTO (Tongue of the Ocean), circa late 1977-78. The photo was taken by a Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry-dock Co. photographer who was on the range control ship. It was an operational test of the emergency blow system. This was the best emergency-blow photo that the shipyard took (of the first-contract) 688 class ships built at Newport News. | U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Newport News & Drydock Co. Text info courtesy of Kirk Mathews, former Officer of the Deck. |
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 | 109k | Captain Paul L. Callahan was the commanding officer of the Attack Submarine Birmingham (SSN-695) from 6 December 1978 to 28 August, 1981. | U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SN-86-02698 by Wiseman, courtesy of Department of Defense Imagery submitted by Bill Gonyo. | |||||||||||
 | 571k | A starboard beam view of the submarine tender L. Y. Spear (AS-36) with the nuclear-powered attack submarine Birmingham (SSN-695) tied up to its side. Both ships have part of their crews manning the rail for the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine Houston (SSN-713), 25 Sep 1982 at NAS Norfolk, VA.
| Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-ST-83-00367, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |||||||||||
 | 22k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Birmingham's (SSN-695) visit to Port Everglades, 3 Feb. 1984 & a TOTO (Tongue of the Ocean) exercise. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle. | |||||||||||
 | 339k | Four Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarines display ensigns and union jacks during the commissioning ceremony for their sister ship, the Salt Lake City (SSN-716). Moored together at a pier are the Baton Rouge (SSN-689), the Atlanta (SSN-712), the Birmingham (SSN-695), and the Norfolk (SS-714) at Norfolk, VA on 12 May 1984.
| Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-SN-84-09364 by PH2 Wujcik, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |||||||||||
 | 717k | View from the Hickam side of Pearl Harbor as the Birmingham (SSN-695) reaches the mouth of the channel as it departs from the naval station after a visit, 1 Jun 1991. | Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-SC-92-03573 by OS2 John Bouvia, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |||||||||||
 | 136k | Rear Admiral Jeffrey B. Cassias graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in October 1974. Rear Adm. Cassias’ sea tours included Haddock (SSN-621), Parche (SSN-683), Hawkbill (SSN-666), and Puffer (SSN-652). He also served as Anti-Submarine Officer on the staff of Commander, Carrier Group One. Rear Adm. Cassias served as Commanding Officer,Birmingham (SSN-695) from April 1992 to November 1994. During this tour, Birmingham completed an Arabian Gulf deployment with the Nimitz Battle Group and a surge deployment to the western Pacific. Birmingham was awarded the 1992 COMSUBPAC Golden Anchor Award and the 1993 Commander, Submarine Squadron Seven Battle Efficiency "E" award during Rear Adm. Cassias' tour. | USN photo courtesy of Bill Gonyo. Photo added 06/20/10.
 374k | The nuclear-powered attack submarine Birmingham (SSN-695) steams through the channel as it departs from the naval station after a visit.
| Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-SC-92-03571 by OS2 John Bouvia, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. |
 688k | An aerial view of various U.S. navy ships moored at the Mina Sulman pier. Included are the nuclear-powered attack submarine Birmingham (SSN-695), the destroyer tender Cape Cod (AD-43), the guided missile cruiser Horne (CG-30), the guided missile frigate Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60), the replenishment oiler Kansas City (AOR-3), the amphibious transport dock Nashville (LPD-13), and the tank landing ship Barnstable County (LST-1197), 16 May 1993.
| Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-SC-93-05971 by OS2 John Bouvia, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. |
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