History 5

<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 5</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Also in 1987 the Billfish participated in Shoot Ex '87 off Bermuda, the following photograph is from this excersize.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="2c2c2ce0.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>In 1988 the Billfish was transferred to Submarine Squadron 4 in conjunction with a refueling overhaul in Charleston.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="86187ea0.jpg" border=0 width="647" height="490" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Submarine Squadron 4</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>In 1994 Billfish returned to Groton and was assigned to Squadron 2. In 1997 Squadron 4 moved from Charleston to Groton, and Billfish was again assigned to Squadron 4. </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="8fe4e6d0.jpg" border=0 width="334" height="365" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Billfish transits the Panama Canal 1996</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Photo courtesy of Russ S. who was liaison to the US Special Forces in the canal zone. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>He was part of a team tasked with protecting Billfish from a threatened attack by </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Greenpeace. The bridge is the 'Bridge of the Americas'</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="90e11700.jpg" border=0 width="529" height="368" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Billfish just prior to deactivation</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="79e61b90.jpg" border=0 width="353" height="441" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Billfish Decommissioning Ceremony</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="91fde790.jpg" border=0 width="478" height="377" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Bob Lawler, Captain Richard M.Hughs "MACK", Rich  Olswold, Jim Turriff </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> These guys were launching and commissioning crew @ the</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>   deactivation ceremony</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="91236860.jpg" border=0 width="566" height="390" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Plankowners say Goodbye to a Friend</B></I></div> <div> <I>From left, Rich Olswold, Jim Castle, Bob Mcgee, Bob Lawler, Kris Anderson , James Turriff</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Below is a photo provided by Troy Cawley, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>he </B></I><I><B>sent in some great photos from his time on BILLFISH, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>panama canal, last transit, med run 97, etc.  You can view them by</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I><A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Troy Cawley pics"><U><I><B>clicking here</B></I></U></A><I><B> </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="anchor"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B><IMG SRC="c4aafd30.gif" border=0 width="431" height="467" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Billfish's last pass</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History 4"><U><I><B><IMG SRC="78387210.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="78485210.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="33" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></U></A><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boat Photos"><U><I><B><IMG SRC="78587210.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="33" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>