Subic Bay Naval Base post 1960 – Page 17

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US Marines and Navy after 1960 in the Subic Bay area.

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Zc786. USS Asheville SSN 756 visits Subic Bay 8th June 2013; 3rd of 4 images, story and photo credit Philippine Daily Inquirer and Robert Gonzaga.

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Zc785. USS Asheville SSN 756 visits Subic Bay 8th June 2013; 2nd of 4 images, story and photo credit Philippine Daily Inquirer and Robert Gonzaga.

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Zc784. USS Asheville SSN 756 visits Subic Bay 8th June 2013; one of 4 images, story and photo credit Philippine Daily Inquirer and Robert Gonzaga. This submarine has been a frequent visitor.

Zc791. USS KEY WEST (SSN722) ARRIVED IN SUBIC BAY 4TH NOV. 2015. The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) arrived in Subic Bay for a visit as part of its deployment to the Western Pacific, Nov. 4. Story and photo credit SubiNewsLink:
http://subicnewslink.blogspot.com/2015/11/us-navy-submarine-uss-key-west-visits.html

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Zc790. USS Topeka 754 visits Subic Bay in Jan. 2016, photo credit – SubicNewsLink.

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Zc789. USS Chicago SSN 721 visits Subic Bay in 2015 this picture is from the AFP. I got it via the Manila Star news paper and it must have got shot from the stern of the USNS Mercy in 2015. Photo credit AFP.

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Zc788. USS Olympia SSN 717 visits Subic Bay in June 2013, story and photo credit – Reuters.

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Zc787. USS Asheville SSN 756 visits Subic Bay 8th June 2013; 4th of 4 images, story and photo credit Philippine Daily Inquirer and Robert Gonzaga.

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Zc771. This Diesel-Boat underwent a 2nd conversion and she was re-classified from a guided missile submarine to an amphibious transport submarine with hull classification symbol LPSS-574 on 30 August 1968. This picture came from this web page, click here!
http://www.ussgrayback574.com/pictures1.html

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Zc774. The USS Grayback was decommissioned for the second time on 15 January 1984 at Subic Bay Naval Station in the Republic of the Philippines. After decommissioning, Grayback was sunk as a target on 13 April 1986 in the South China Sea. This picture came from a Navy source.
But that is not the end of the special boats, just the Diesel Boats are gone; there are now a few nuclear boats converted for these missions.