in spring of 1979 whale departed groton mediterranean,. made stops in sousse, tunisia; la spezia, lamaddellena , naples, italy , tangier, morocco. while in mediterranean whale participated in fleet exercises. 1979-fall, 1980: whale in extended period of refit/repair (selected restricted availability), in floating drydock uss ardm-4 in groton, connecticut. after refloating, workups, , training, proceeded south torpedo proficiency exercises, stopping liberty @ port everglades, fl. go go dancers butch cassidy s greeted whale , crew on arrival, , heartily welcomed aboard. whale spent remainder of 1980 , 1981 on short training , test deployments, 1 of concluded thunderbuoy , whitefish exercises. fresh coat of paint, , new skipper, cdr e.d. morrow, whale proceeded mediterranean in june 1981, stopping on way @ cartagena, spain, proved liberty port on deployment. whale spent next 6 months in mediterranean sea, taking part in navy s defiance of libyan president mohammar khadaffi s line of deat...