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USS Shark (SSN 591) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Shark (SSN 591). 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 190 crew members registered for the USS Shark (SSN 591).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1975 | 1976 – 1981 | 1982 – 1986 | 1987 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod, Mac | SEAMAN THIRD | 1970 – 1972 | torpedo gang | I dont remember a lot after 35 years, but i remember Wigwam "Sam" had a 3' pony tail under his hat! Doc Cooper, Crazy McGavern, Sid Busch, and my sea daddy CJ Tondre. Med Cruise, PR. Black angus saloon, I painted a bullseye on the hull of |
| Marcus, David | YN3 SS | 1970 – Jan 1973 | Yeoman | |
| Cooper, Joel | HMC(SS) | Jan 1970 – Sep 1972 | Medical | Got my dophins in PR. Best boat in the fleet even after I clorinated enough water for 5 SSN's and gave us green coffee. |
Turner, Jim  | Lieutenant Commander | Mar 20, 1970 – Aug 1973 | Operations and Navigation | |
| Brecht, Dale | sts3 (ss) | Apr 7, 1970 – Jun 8, 1971 | operation | hello justed checked list and saw charlie slocum name good friend hope to get in contact with you |
| Walters, Alfred | YNCS(SS) | Aug 1, 1970 – May 31, 1972 | Administration | Qualified Shark April 1972. Would like to hear from shipmates. Retired May 1985. |
| Chaffin, Rick | IC3 | Sep 1, 1970 – Dec 21, 1971 | IC Gang | Its been over 35 years since I joined the crew in Portsmouth, VA, with my brother Terry. I remember the tirp to Virgin Islands most; great duty. Howdy to Pittman & Mcgavern, IC gang. |
| Krause, Daryl | QM3(SS) | Nov 1970 – Jun 1974 | Navigation | My first and BEST Sub. From Sid putting me through hell on qualifying to the true life stories of Johnny "POP" Corns, Sea Trial Test Dives complete with weapons officer and umbrellas. Best to all who served! |
| Short, Alan | EM ! | 1971 – 1973 | E Div | Uner command of DL Self and VanMeter. Med cruise in 72. Lousy food and worse liberty. Port and Stb duty for months on end. Battery H2 issue prohibited charging for months till we located a collapsed well vent duct. |
| McGavren, Steve | IC2 | Jan 1, 1971 – Jan 1, 1973 | IC | Well 30 years later I don't remember a lot. Names like Pitman, Biggahaugty and Sid come to mind. I was one of the rebles with Sam (wigman) and Dave Turner. |
| Nephew, Joe (Phew) | FN | Sep 1971 – Mar 1973 | auxillry | some of my best memories are from shark.great people :dan brown, tim meagher,ed powel,ron salsbach,doc cooper and many more love to hear from any of my old shipmates. |
| McNamara, Dave ( Mac ) | MM3/SS | Oct 1971 – Jan 1973 | Engineering ( A-GANG) | Good hard work and wonderful honorable crew to be a member of. Lots of good memories and friends I shall never forget. |
| Vaile, Bill | STS1 | 1972 – 1977 | Sonar | |
| Sanders, Siegfried Sieg | MM2 | 1972 – Jun 1973 | Engineering | Med Cruise |
| Ayers, Raymond Keith | IC2 | 1972 – 1973 | Forward IC | Anyone willing to come forward and vouch that during our mission off the coast of Egypt for 130 days just to watch a bunch of Russian ship getting kicked out of the country. Vets won't verify for ptsd claim need help |
| Bushby, Michael | ET2/SS | 1972 – 1976 | FWD ET | DIDN'T LIKE THE COMMAND |
| Woodard, Lester/woody | TM3(SS/DV) | 1972 – | Navigation | Great times.requalled with MM,knew this boat very well.Excllent crew |
| Hall, James (Pappy) | FTGC(SS) | Jan 2, 1972 – Aug 10, 1976 | Fire Control | Have been on boomers and fast attacks and spent 20 years in the Navy.This was the best crew I ever served with |
| Hall, James | FTGC/SS | Jan 2, 1972 – Aug 4, 1976 | Fire Control | very rewarding experience |
| James, William | MM2 | Feb 1972 – 1976 | auxiliary | I left the shark and went to the LY spear hydraulic shop. I wonder if any one has heard from Tim Norris, he was an electrican |
| McCauley, Edward | MM2SS | Mar 10, 1972 – Oct 5, 1976 | engineering | loved every minute of it |
| Sanders, Sieg | MM2 | Jun 1972 – Jul 1973 | Engineering | |
| Holshouser, Jeff | sts2 ss | Oct 1, 1972 – Jan 6, 1974 | sonar | |
| Melvin, Gregg | STS 2 | 1973 – Dec 30, 1975 | ST | |
| Mooney, Mike | FTG2 | 1973 – Mar 3, 1977 | Weapons | Great part of my life |
| MacMillan, Don | ICFN (SS) | Jan 1973 – May 1976 | Interior Comm forward | Remember some good times and special friends. Captain "angles and dangles" was an ... volunteered for all shit duty! |
| Marshall, John | MM1(SS) | Jan 1973 – Jan 1975 | Med cruise and overhaul in Miss. | |
| Penque, Lou | MM2 (SS) | Mar 1973 – Jul 1976 | A Gang | Great Crew! Lisbon Cruise, Med Run and Pascagoula Shipyard. Terrific memories of all my mates, Chief Pat, RC, Herschal, Davey Bell, Mac, Ron, Kurch, Melco, Dave Henry (RIP), Joe Rutkowski (RIP) and Dave Smedley running out of letters. Bye! |
| Boles, Edward | TM3 (SS) | Apr 1973 – Aug 1976 | Weapons | My first, last and only boat. Loved it. Old, but fast. Wanted to serve on subs since I first saw the TV show " The Silent Service" when I was a young kid. |
| Hensarling, Wayne | EM1(SS) | Apr 1973 – Apr 1976 | ||
| Gunsolus, Daniel (Gonzo) | MM3/SS | Apr 2, 1973 – Jul 1977 | A Gang | Went to SSN 688 USS Los Angeles in Hawaii, then to the surface fleet USS Coral Sea CV-43 and ended up at USS Yosemite AD-19 and retired 1992 MM1/SS. |
| Mohon, Joseph | MM1 (SS) | Apr 23, 1973 – Dec 1, 1976 | M | MMCS Willis,MMCM Zastrow,Athens, Lisbon,MM2 CharlieTurner,MM2Crites,MM2McCauley,MM2Anton,RefuelingOverhaulPascagoula,SharkSoftball,numerousMPA's&2CHENGs,2COs,wenttoMARF,SSBN635G,SubSchool,CWO,CVN69,LYSpear,PersianGulf,retired1993,>3rem lif |
| Melvin, Gregg | STS2 | May 1973 – Dec 1975 | Sonar | |
| Murphy, John Michael (Mike) | FTG-1 (SS) | Aug 1973 – Jan 30, 1978 | Fire Control | A med run, ship yard and a Unitas |
| Fury, Charles | mmc(SS) | Oct 23, 1973 – Apr 20, 1978 | Auxilary | |
| Murphy, Gary Aka Rabbit | RM2 | Dec 23, 1973 – May 23, 1975 | Ops | |
| Smedley, David | MM3 | Jul 1974 – Jul 1977 | A Gang | |
| Ponko, Thomas | SK1 | 1975 – 1979 | Supply | I served for 30 years and retired in 2000 as a LCDR. Shark was my best command during those 30 years |
| Meier, Bob | MM1 | Apr 1975 – Jun 1980 | A Div | |
| Kapiotis, Charles | FTGSN | May 16, 1975 – Sep 21, 1976 | Fire Control | |
| Kapiotis, Charles | FTGSN | May 16, 1975 – | Fire Control | A wild ride to say the least |
| Bees, Larry | ETR2 | Jun 15, 1975 – Jan 31, 1978 | Reactor Control | |
| Beasley, James | TMT1(SS) | Oct 12, 1975 – Aug 15, 1978 | TM/IC | Paper Wilson was the man! Rest your oars old friend.. |
| Beasley, James | TM1(SS) | Oct 14, 1975 – Aug 15, 1978 | Weapons/Interior Communications | "Im in Charrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrge",dumb XO! Paper Wilson is the man,Shitty Smitty Rules! |
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