History 3

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=50 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="243b11e0.jpg" border=0 width="689" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I><B>History Page 3</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>More weekly operations ensued until the Billfish again returned to the Mediterranean Sea in early 1981. Operational excellence on this patrol was recognized, when, upon surfacing on the way back home, Billfish strapped an inverted broom to her scope signifying a clean sweep. </B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="15bb7250.jpg" border=0 width="439" height="293" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Gibraltar, located on the southern tip of Spain, is the choke point to the Med.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="9006a970.jpg" border=0 width="618" height="407" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>I took this photo from the top of the 'Rock' looking inland, if you look at the post card above, I was about </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>half way out the peninsula at the highest point. </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="15dbad80.jpg" border=0 width="442" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The Rock of Gibraltar</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>All shipping must traverse t</B></I><I><B>his b</B></I><I><B>ottleneck making </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>it a favorite surveillance site for friend and foe.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="san_stephano"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B><IMG SRC="e06e5460.jpg" border=0 width="741" height="582" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Found this cool photo with both Orion and Fulton at San Stephano, La Mad in background.  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Differenent perspective!  See the liberty barge lower left too.  Lots of fond memories.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="d54276a0.jpg" border=0 width="551" height="362" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Billfish in La Spezia (floats and shore power cables)</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>The Billfish visited Portsmouth, England*  in the fall of 1981 on her way to crossing the arctic circle at 'classified' longitude, for another northern run. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I><I><B>*</B></I><I>The lead photo on the USS Billfish page was taken as the Billfish entered Portsmouth harbor in September of 1981.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="848de550.jpg" border=0 width="478" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>A real dolphin follows the bow wave while Bi</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC80" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>llfish transits on the surface</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History 2"><U><I><B><IMG SRC="74587210.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="33" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></U></A><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ships History"><U><I><B><IMG SRC="74685210.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="33" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></U></A><A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History 4"><U><I><B><IMG SRC="74787210.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="33" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>