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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Florida (SSBN 728). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 242 crew members registered for the USS Florida (SSBN 728).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1982 | 1983 – 1986 | 1987 – 1991 | 1992 – 1997 | 1998 – 2002 | 2003 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trotter, Joe | ETC / ENS | 1980 – 1983 | RC | Initial manning and commissioning |
| Spindler, David | ET1(SS) | 1980 – Jul 1983 | RC | |
| McCloskey, Daniel | MS-1/SS | Mar 19, 1980 – Nov 14, 1984 | Supply | Thanks for the fish guys! |
| Foos, Foosball | MT-2/SS | May 10, 1980 – Jun 17, 1983 | strategic missile | Plank Owner, COB Padgit, DASO,Gumbi and Poki, Steve Young WEPS, Ripple Launch,Boning the brainless by Bob Saunders.Best crew ever. No Name patch. |
| Rich, Donald | MS2(SS) | Jun 5, 1980 – Jun 9, 1984 | Supply | Plank Owner....Great memories. Your welcome for the fish Mac. |
| Frank, Don | MM | Jul 1980 – Jul 1983 | M | Plank owner |
| Kraper, Terry | MM1(SS) | Jul 1, 1980 – Sep 14, 1983 | M | Plank Owner |
| Trapp, Mike | ET1(SS) | Jul 1, 1980 – Jul 14, 1983 | Reactor Controls | Initial Manning, Plank Owner |
| Knight, Gary | MM1(SS) | Jul 10, 1980 – Dec 15, 1984 | M | |
| Brocksmith, Christopher G. | YN2(SS) | 1981 – 1984 | Admin | Plank Owner |
| Osborne, Arthur | FTCS(SS) | 1981 – 1984 | FTG/TM | Last boat, best, need to have a reunion. |
| Crowley, Terrance | LT | 1981 – 1983 | Strategic Weapons | So enjoyed my time onboard and we had an outstanding crew. I learned a lot from both Officers and Enlisted. Would enjoy meeting some old friends sometime. I currently live in Hilo. |
| Vallieres, Marc | EM1(SS) | Jan 1, 1981 – May 1, 1985 | E Division | Plank Owner Pre Commissioning, Sea Trials Two Patrols Hi Tom Rice!!! Hi Jeff!! |
| Fullerton, Alan | MM1 (SS) | Jan 6, 1981 – Dec 16, 1985 | AUX | Plankowner. |
| Vera, Curtis [rat] | mm1/ss | Jan 20, 1981 – Sep 15, 1985 | aux | enjoying life as a workcamper moving and working around the country. would like to hear from old shipmates from the florida |
| Hoffman, John | ET2(SS)-ETC(SS) | Feb 1, 1981 – Dec 1, 1984 | RC | PRE COM, INITIAL CRIT, SEA TRIALS, PANAMA CANAL,1ST DETERGENT PATROL. THE JUST LESS THAN EXCELLENT GOLD CREW HAS PERMISSION TO BE RELIEVED BY THE AVERAGE BLUE CREW. MMI GEORGE SHORT QUOTE AFTER 1ST ORSE. |
| Arnone, Charlie | MM!(SS) | Apr 23, 1981 – Sep 13, 1985 | Machinery | Plank owner |
| Reed, Douglas | STSCS SS | Sep 1981 – Dec 1986 | Sonar | I remember when we called it the USS No Name! I have a cup to prove it! Any other Plankowners out there? |
| Garrison, Peter | STS1 (SS) | Dec 7, 1981 – Jul 1986 | Sonar | Plank owner Gold Crew. Retired from the Navy in 1994. Went to work for Immigration. Retired in 2020. |
| Francis, Thomas | DATE SYSTEM | 1982 – 1986 | commissioning crew and blue crew. | |
| Dolinger, Daniel | RM2/SS | 1982 – 1988 | Radio | Good to see alot of us PLANKOWNERS are still verticle!!! |
| Boylan, Richard | MS2/SS | 1982 – 1986 | MS | PLANK OWNER |
| Walker, Kevin | RETIRED AS ETC | 1982 – Oct 21, 1985 | IC | miss the people and some of the sea time ,call the doc! |
| Lewis, Robert (Cob) | MMCM(SS) | 1982 – 1984 | Gold crew COB at commissioning We need a reunion. Com crew should have been invited when they redid the Florida | |
| Blank, William | SK2/SS | 1982 – | STOREKEEPER | |
| Dyer, Keith | MS2/SS | 1982 – 1985 | Supply | PLANKOWNER - Where is Willy?? Hov you out of lockup yet? |
| Pantenburg, Raymond | QM2/SS-QMC/SS | 1982 – 1988 | QUARTERMASTER | lot of good memories.thank you dave chmielewski and zippy pierson for being such a good friends and brothers. RED PAGETT they broke the mold when he was born.thanks RED for being you. |
| Melssen, Gary | LT | 1982 – Dec 1983 | DCA/MPA | |
| Kolar, Robert (Bob-ginsu-wildman) | MM2|1|2 (again!) | 1982 – 1986 | Machinery | Pre-com unit, qualifying, partying my ass off, field day, patrols from hell, Chief Holsomback, weed flashbacks, captain's mast, maturing late, community college/pharmacy school, pharmacist, married, kids, grandkids. |
| Hovey, Carl | MS1(SS) | Feb 1982 – Sep 1984 | supply | Looking for MS2(SS) John Williams (Willie) |
| Mitchell, Mike | FTG-1(SS) | Feb 1982 – 1984 | Weapons / Op's | Mike Mitchell, FTG-1(SS), Plankower, Looking back to the wonderful time spent aboard. Pre-com to 1st strategic patrol. Looking to see who is on here. am willing to share communications with any former crew member. |
| Dyer, Keith | MS2/SS | Mar 1982 – Mar 1985 | Supply | Sure was a good time, where the Hell is Willy? Hov you out of Lock up yet? |
| Shirley, Jeff | MM2/SS | Apr 1982 – Jul 26, 1986 | Engineering | Pre-initial crit, pre-commisioning, commisioning, sea trials, DASO, Panama Canal, Pearl, Bangor. Nice to see some of the old crew.. COB, Arnone, Daley, Mahle, Porter, Cronin, etc. COB is right, we need a reunion! |
| Schultz, Michael | RETIRED AS AN ETC | May 1, 1982 – Oct 14, 1985 | Interior Communications | Fond memories of the precom crew and blue crew days |
| Daley, Geoff | MM/ELT | Jun 1982 – Mar 1986 | Engineering | Plankowner, Loyal Order of the Ditch, Shellback; reported to the Florida while in new construction (EB) before the crew split. Remember the Trident Nein? LOL, they painted the hull with the name USS Auschwitz! |
| Frees, Bob | FTB | Jun 1982 – Dec 1984 | WF | Plankowner |
| Diez, Chris | MM1/SS | Jun 1982 – Aug 1984 | Engineering | Plank Owner, Pre Com through first patrol |
| Butler, Paul | ET2/SS | Aug 1982 – Sep 1987 | Navigation | First boat with loads of great memories |
| Sullivan, Brian | E-5/TM | Aug 1982 – Nov 12, 1986 | Torpedo | |
| Apple, Jim | ET1 | Aug 1, 1982 – Sep 1, 1986 | Nav | Plankowner |
| Cronin, Jeff | EM1 (SS) | Sep 1982 – Jul 1985 | Plank owner | |
| Cronin, Jeff | EM1(SS) | Sep 1982 – Jul 1, 1985 | E-Div | We need a reunion |
| Fawcett, Mike | ETC | Sep 1, 1982 – Aug 1, 1985 | NavET | Pre-Comm and Commisioning crew - My first Chief's Quarters. Lots of good memories... |
| Mahle, Tom | MM2(SS) | Oct 1982 – Feb 1985 | RL | Plankowner |
| Rice, Tom | EM1(SS) | Oct 1982 – Oct 1985 | E | PLANKOWNER Also a Chief's Initiation I'll never forget, nor will you if you were there!! |
| Nord, Jon | E-3/SS | Oct 10, 1982 – Oct 23, 1988 | 1982-1988 Had some good times during PRE-COM and after | |
| Jester Sr, Terry | E3/MM | Nov 10, 1982 – Dec 1, 1986 | Aux |
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