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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Skipjack (SSN 585). 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 99 crew members registered for the USS Skipjack (SSN 585).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – 1984 | 1985 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Price, Don | RM1 (SS) | 1958 – 1965 | Communications | My name is Eric and Don was my father. He passed in Oct 2018. If any of you guys knew him, contact me at email4ericprice@gmail.com. Please put 'Your Dad' as the Subject so I know it 's a crew mate. Thanks! |
Yure, Dennis | IC 3 (SS) | Jun 1958 – Jul 1959 | E | Pre Commissioning Crew --- Plank Owner |
Weber, Frederick | TM2(SS) | Jun 1, 1958 – Dec 25, 1958 | ||
Dick, Jr, Ernest | CPO | 1959 – | Unknown | My name is David and Ernest was my father. He passed in 1983. Would appreciate any info if any of you guys knew him. Contact me at landyacht66ss@yahoo.com. Please put 'your dad' as subject so I know it is one of you.THNX |
Ferguson Mm1(Ss), Fred Foghorn ![]() | MM!(SS) | 1961 – 1967 | Engineering ELT | Great boat great crew with few exceptions. Still blame McLaren for Jimmy Twyford's death. |
Roessler, Ed | ETN3 | Feb 10, 1961 – Jan 2, 1962 | Operations | |
Brockbank, Edward | IC2(SS) | Apr 1961 – May 29, 1963 | engineering | good boat........... |
Ewalt, Fred (Woodie) | LTJG | Feb 16, 1962 – Feb 25, 1962 | Reported on board SSN 585,16 FEB 1962 0800 hrs, Departed 1200 hrs 25 FEB 1962, At Portsmouth NH. Returned To AGSS 569 - 1700hrs 25 FEB 1962 No Further Remarks regarding this duty. | |
Frost, Frosty | seaman | Jun 10, 1962 – Dec 27, 1962 | deck | |
Wimsatt, James, Jim, Red | QM2(SS) | Jun 15, 1962 – Jul 15, 1964 | Navigation/Ops | Nothing special. A few Northern Runs, was one of the crew (along with Joe Lopez) who attended Jimmy Twyford when he was electrocuted. Good boat, good crew, many good memories. I retired on 24 as QMCM(SS)(DV), C/MC USNA |
Brown, Ralph | QM3(SS) | 1963 – 1964 | Ops | During sixteen years of military service, I was never part of a better crew, or had a better CO. |
Kirtley, Bruce | RMSA | Mar 1963 – Feb 1964 | Communications | Had a great time aboard, met some great shipmates and left unexpectedly as the crew was at 110% complement just prior to deployment. |
Jacobsen, Donald R. (Jake) | EM-1 | Jun 15, 1963 – Sep 15, 1967 | E-Div | |
Barr, Theodore | ET1(SS) WHILE ON BOARD ETRSN(SS) | 1964 – | i was deck gang and drove-wow | |
Jordan, Clarence | EM2(SS) | Mar 11, 1966 – Feb 29, 1968 | Electrical Division | |
Williams, Gerald (Willie) | ET1(SS) | 1967 – 1970 | RO LPO | |
Getlein Jr., Joe | CTMC(SS) | 1968 – | ||
Corpe, Dennis | PO3 | 1968 – 1970 | High Seaman | |
Hamm, Richard | FTG2 | 1968 – May 1969 | WEPS | Transferred to NESEP, four years at Kansas University. |
Gustowski, Ski | PO2/ CS2 | 1968 – 1970 | Atlantic Fleet | |
Strauss, Levi | ET-1 SS | 1969 – 1971 | RC | |
Pritchard, James | IC2 (SS) | 1969 – | E | |
Chihocki, Rick | QM2(SS) | 1969 – 1972 | NAVOPS | First boat right out of SubSchool. What a time.... |
Browning, Ralph | TM3 (SS) | Jan 1969 – May 1971 | Weapons | |
Witherspoon, David | FTG2 (SS) | May 20, 1969 – May 5, 1972 | WEAPONS DEPT | LPO Fire Control Division. Sonar Supervisor. Author, Editor & Publisher of the "Wednesday Wipe" Still in contact with many crewmembers. Great guys! |
Chambers, Chuck | STS2(SS) | Jun 1969 – Dec 1970 | Sonar Gang | Enjoyed being on the Skipjack--Fun Boat |
Smith, Dennis C. | QM3(SS) | Jun 1969 – Mar 1973 | Navagation | |
Martel, Joe "scuz" | MM3(SS)(DV) | 1970 – 1973 | "A" Gang | GREAT Crew, especially for the "Scrapjack" period! "Anchor Away" USVI, "Surface Diesel" North Sea, "Oops #1 Periscope" Where-ever, "What Tailcone" N. Atlantic, "Get out of my port", R |
Chihocki, Rick | SA REPORTING - QM2 (SS) DEPARTING | Mar 26, 1970 – Apr 15, 1973 | Quartermaster | My first boat. Good memories.... good crew. |
White, Barry | SA | Oct 25, 1970 – Mar 10, 1971 | OPERATIONS | Looking for any shipmate that might remember me and where the Skipjack was located in October 1970. |
Doyle Jr, Joe | QM1 (SS) | Nov 1970 – Oct 1973 | NAV | Skippy was an underwater greyhound. |
Molzahn, Moe | SKSN (SS) | Jun 1, 1971 – Nov 26, 1974 | Storekeeper | What wild times we had. Single guys paradise. |
Padgett, John | MM1/SS | Feb 7, 1972 – Nov 16, 1976 | Auxilliary Machinery Division | I went through the Skipjack transfer from Norfolk to Groton a refit, Med Cruise, and was a waterfront supervisor in the Groton on shore duty. |
Goodwin, Doug | STS2(SS) | Dec 1972 – Nov 1973 | Sonar | Made a 6 month Med run, served with a great crew |
Goodwin, Doug | STS2(SS) | Dec 22, 1972 – Nov 23, 1973 | Sonar | 1st person I met was sn padgett. After refit in norfolk we did weekly ops and a 6 mo. med run. La Madelena was a frequent stop. Hitchhiked across Sardinia. Time at sea was very intense. |
Reed, Daniel | STS3/SS | 1973 – 1975 | sonar | |
Mooney, Frank | MM3 | 1973 – 1975 | M-Div | Boarded her in La Madelena during 1973 Med trip. Then to Norfolk then to Groton CT for major overhaul. Severely hurt knee, transfered to USS Standley CG32 in 1975. Then another Med Cruise aboard her in1976. |
Roe, Tommy ![]() | MM2(SS) | 1973 – Dec 1975 | Machinery | First boat. Remember the good times. |
Shane, Rick | FTG2(SS) | 1975 – 1980 | FT | |
Ulmen, Michael | TMO3 | Apr 1975 – Oct 1978 | Weapons | |
Jaconette, Dane | MM2(SS) | May 1975 – Oct 1979 | Auxiliary | GREETINGS, ALL! The VA claims that I am a "long term nicotine product user and a smoker"! I ran in place daily! IF you would like to attest to the truth I would be grateful! Stay Well, Y'All! Jake, in Oregon =] |
Seiser, Keith | STS1 | May 15, 1975 – Apr 16, 1978 | ST | |
Carpenter, Steve | RM2(SS) | Jul 1975 – Sep 3, 1978 | ||
Savino, Donald | MS 2 SS | Oct 1975 – Jan 1979 | Hey Cheeks, how's my hotrack partnew? |
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