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 | 15k | Commemorative post mark & photo of the Buffalo's (SSN-715) keel laying, 25 January 1980, at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 101k | Vice Admiral (VADM) B. M. Kauderer, commander, Submarine Force, US Atlantic Fleet, speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715). On the right are Representative Jack F. Kemp (Republican-New York) and Admiral (ADM) W. L. McDonald, commander in chief, Atlantic and Atlantic Fleet. On the left are Commander (CDR) G. M. Hewitt, commanding officer of the Buffalo, and Commodore M. MacKinnon, supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Newport News Shipbuilding. | USN photo # DN-ST-85-10920 from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 34k | Rep. Jack Kemp, R-N.Y., guest speaker; Joanne Kemp, center, sponsor; and Judith Kemp, maid of honor, wave to spectators at the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715). | USN photo # DN-SN-82-09417 by Stuart Gilman, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 66k | Joanne Kemp, sponsor, breaks the traditional bottle of champagne across the bow of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) at the conclusion of the launching ceremony
| USN photo # DN-SN-82-11395, by PH2 Carlos Drake, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 55k | Crewmen stand on the sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) during the launching ceremony on 8 May 1982.
| USN photo # DN-ST-82-11414 by PH2 Carlos Drake, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 422k | The nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) begins to slide down the ways at the conclusion of the launch ceremony. | USN photo # DN-ST-82-11421 by PHC Ronald W. Bayles, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 87k | Shipyard workers, standing beneath the scaffolding, watch the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) slide down the ways at the conclusion of the launching ceremony.
| USN photo # DN-SN-82-11396, by Chris Oxley, courtesy of Newport News Shipping & Drydock, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 92k | The tugs Dauntless & Huntington maneuver the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) into docking position immediately after the launch ceremony.
| USN photo # DN-ST-82-11429 by PHC Ronald W. Bayles, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 516k | A port bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) underway during sea trials on 8 Sep 1983.
| USN photo # DN-ST-89-01392, by Chris Oxley, courtesy of Newport News Shipping & Drydock, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 264k | An aerial port bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) underway during sea trials on 8 Sep 1983.
| USN photo # DN-SN-84-00942 by Stu Gilman, courtesy of Newport News Shipping & Drydock, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
 164k | The nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) moves through the channel as it departs from the Pearl Harbor naval station on 1 Mar 1990.
| USN photo # DN-SC-92-04506 by OS2 John Bouvia, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. |  16k | Buffalo (SSN-715) emergency surface for "effect", somewhere in the Pacific, circa 1996. | U.S. Navy photo, courtesy of cs.nps.navy.mil. |
 44k | Buffalo's (SSN-715) quarterdeck watch stands his post on the attack submarine during a visit to the port of Esquimalt, BC, Canada, in November 1998. | US Navy photo by Ens. Roger Koopman, courtesy of news.navy.mil. |
 44k | Crewmen of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) paint a positioning target on the docking hatch of the escape trunk in preparation for a joint submarine rescue exercise with a Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) carried by the Japanese submarine rescue ship Chiyoda (AS-405) on May 11, 1999. | U.S. Navy photo N-6630T-006 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David Tucker, courtesy of news.navy.mil. |
 30k | Commemorative post mark & photo of the Buffalo (SSN-715), 1999. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle. |
 34k | Commemorative post mark & photo of the Buffalo (SSN-715), at Yokosuka, Japan, 1999. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle. |
 216k | Pearl Harbor survivor, Woody Derby, takes a look through the periscope aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) during a tour of the submarine, Dec. 6, 2004. Derby, a former crew member aboard the battleship Nevada (BB-36) spent half of the day with his friends and family aboard Buffalo which involved a tour and lunch with crew members. | U.S. Navy photo N-5539C-001 by Photographer's Mate Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert, courtesy of news.navy.mil. |
 259k | Fire Control Technician 1st Class Jason Smith, LAN Administrator onboard Buffalo (SSN-715), splices LAN line to troubleshoot one of the submarine's servers on Feb 4, 2005. Buffalo is currently in a modernization to be completed in April. Part of the modernization is the new SubLan 1 installment making the nuclear-powered attack submarine will be the first Pacific Fleet submarine to have the system fully installed. | U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert, courtesy of news.navy.mil. |
 343k | The fast attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715), makes its approach to the pier on board Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan on a regularly scheduled port visit. | U.S. Navy photo # N-5686B-005 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Crystal Brooks, courtesy of news.navy.mil. |
 157k | Cmdr. Brian N. Humm, commanding officer of Buffalo (SSN-715), addresses the crew of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine during an all-hands call on the pier 9 July 2007. The Sailors are scheduled to depart Naval Station Pearl Harbor permanently for their new homeport in Guam. Buffalo will join Houston (SSN-713) and City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705) as the forward deployed submarine force in the Pacific. | USN photo # N-6674H-013 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul D. Honnick, courtesy of news.navy.mil. Photo added 07/12/07. | | |||||||||||||||||||||
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