First Category
posted 12/30/2025
TM's Steve Roberts, Scott Hunter
(deceased), and Steve Rakers. era 1982 Mare Island, CA
shipmates John Chaffey and Ron Ryland- in Peoria 2001
Chief's Quarters with STSCS Lundin (plank owner-deceased) and STSC Murphy- era 1982
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NavOps 1989
NavOps 1990
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LCDR Salmon (XO) and CDR Brons (CO)
CDR Brons underway
shipmate Fred Mott underway
shipmates Ron Shaffer and Bubba Ford
shipmate Paul Bonnett last maneuvering watch in La Spezia Italy
shipmate Paul Bonnett
shipmates Rick Wallerman and Karl Fleishbein
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TM Steve Roberts era 1980
Sonar Room shipmates, Vivo ,Kirk, Brewer, and ??
Second Category
posted 12/30/2025
New construction
New construction
Maneuvering Room
Maneuvering Room
Sub-base New London CT era Oct 1975
Russell and Spadefish Ft. Lauderdale FL era July 1997
Maneuvering watch- Guantanamo Bay
Swim Call in the Bahamas
Crews Mess Thanksgiving Day 1975
Panama Canal Transit to Mare Island, CA
Panama Canal Transit to Mare Island, CA
Panama Canal Transit to Mare Island, CA
Panama Canal Transit to Mare Island, CA
Panama Canal Transit to Mare Island, CA
Departing Mare Island on DSRV Ops
Mare Island ops prep
Outbound under the Golden Gate Bridge
1989 Deployment
Deployment 1990
Deployment 1990
Hawaii
Sailing past Alcatraz
Moored at Mare Island CA era 1985
Richard B. Russell returning to Mare Island from her last deployment before decommissioning- era 10 June 1993
USS Richard B. Russell (SSN-687) Decommissioning at Mare Island Naval Shipyard with USS Parche (SSN-683) seen in the background.
Thank you to the amazing crews who supplied the above photos.