Several events in the Hughes Glomar Explorer story took place in the bay area:

• The HMB-1 (Hughes Mining Barge 1) was built by Lockheed in Redwood City. "Clemetine" the claw that grabbed the Russian Submarine off of the ocean floor was also constructed by Lockheed in Redwood City.
• A secret school was set up to teach the cremembers about Russian Submarine Recovery at the Redwood City facility.
• The Hughes Glomar Explorer was laid up in mothballs in Susiun Bay, where she sat until 1996.
• The HMB-1 was extensively modified to be the storage facility for the Navy's Steath Test ship, the Sea Shadow.
• The Sea Shadow herself was built at Lockheed Redwood City.
• The HMB-1 barge now rests at the reserve fleet in Suisun Bay near Benecia, California.
  Note: The Sea shadow has been cut up for scrap after the Navy had no takers for it to be a museum ship. The HMB-1 now lives in Alameda and is a floating drydock for Bay Ship and Yacht. It can be easily seen from the Alameda ferry terminal

• Read about the Explorer's Mission.
• A detailed technical description of the Hughes Glomar Explorer with photos. (Historic Naval Ships Association link)
• Information on the HMB-1 with some pictures of her and the Sea Shadow.
• Collection of Pictures of the Explorer.
• A very detailed description of the Glomar Explorer is here in PDF format from the ASME.
• A YouTube video mentions the Glomar Explorer while reporting on the mothball fleet in Suisun Bay.
• The Wikipedia article about the USNS Glomar Explorer.
• The Wikipedia article about the HMB-1.
• Virtual tour of the Sea Shadow - the Lockheed-built stealth ship that lived in the HMB-1. (Historic Naval Ships Association link)

I've received a message from a former crewmember that found these pages. The message is:
"Looking for original "A" and "B" crew for possible reunion. --Panama Red"

Note: I've lost contact with Panama Red - sorry

• Global Marine has merged a few times, and the Glomar Explorer has become the GSF Explorer and belongs to Transocean, Inc.
• Someone sent me a link to a documentary about the Explorer mission: Azorian: The Raising of the K-129.