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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 197 crew members registered for the USS Shark (SSN 591).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1973 | 1974 – 1979 | 1980 – 1985 | 1986 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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! |
| McNeel, Rodney | ET2 | 1976 – 1980 | Forward ET | Little room back of control - ESM - Rio De Janeiro, Punta Del Este, Uruguay - It's a Bidet! Not An Ice Chest! ;), Banned from Vatican, Leaning Tower of Pizza, etc. ;) Med Runs, Space - Where Are You? Boring holes in Ocean - My Star Trek! |
| Oldread, William Aka Space | ET | 1976 – 1979 | ET Forward | Wild times... fast bikes.... crazy women...good friends ... all a bit of a blur ... lucky to still be alive ... Space |
| Shogren, Chuck | MMC(SS) | 1976 – | A-Gang | Pasagoula Miss. shipyard..."Building 591"...Worked for Chuck Fury...bailed me out a couple of times, Jackson County Jail...Doug Goodwin...give me a call |
| Swanson, Paul | FTG1 (SS) | 1976 – Jun 1980 | Weapons | |
| Harrington, Gene | ET1(SS) | Mar 1976 – Dec 1979 | RC | |
| Hlavaty, Kevin "mongo" | MM1(SS/DV) | Mar 30, 1976 – Sep 30, 1979 | Engineering | Never worked so hard, never learned so much; Laughed until I cried. |
| Lawrence, Steve | MS3(ss) | Nov 1976 – Apr 1979 | Supply | First sub was great. Unatas run great drank A lot |
| Callicutt, H. Darrell Or Cut Or Cal | CWO 4 EM1 | Dec 15, 1976 – Dec 18, 1978 | E | qualified and had a great time in MS and CT and on patrol |
| Morgan, Jim | ET1(SS) | 1977 – 1980 | RC | Copa Cabana & Rio, Naples, La Spezia, Darrell & me on Capri in the off season, Corey and the Control Room jam, Sambuca in Athens: all on Uncle's nickel: priceless |
| Hoffpauir, James | ET1SS | 1977 – 1979 | Engineering | |
Dennis, Doc  | HM1(SS) | 1977 – 1979 | Medical/RHO | |
| Minihan, John | MM1(SS) | Jan 1977 – Jan 1981 | M | |
| Sargent, James (Sarge) | STSCS(SS) RET. | Mar 1, 1977 – Jun 1, 1980 | Sonar | This was my 1st boat. Joined her In Goula' town. The 1st person I meet was C. W. Moss. He shoke my hand, introduced himself and said 'get Fng qualified' I loved the boat and had a hell of a time. Lost a good friend too - Bobby Kinard |
| Hodges, Frank | STS! ss | Apr 1977 – Aug 1979 | weapons (sonar) | |
| Whitley, Don | ET-1 | Jul 1977 – Jun 1981 | RC | A memorable quote: "Everything on this boat sucks but the Drain Pump!" |
| Gager, Arthur | QMCS (selectee) (SS)/ENSIGN | Aug 7, 1977 – Jun 1, 1980 | Navigation/First Lieutenant | CMDR Al Marshall & Hal Anderson were my COs. UNITAS run. I was selected for QMCS (SS), then commissioned as a Limited Duty Officer (LDO) ENSIGN. i qualified as an officer, and received my gold dolphins in April 1980. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Lowmon, Bill/little John | EM | Dec 1977 – Dec 1980 | E-Div | Med runs, boat cut loose from mooring lines in Cartegenia Spain, Fridays at the Mar bar |
| Grabarczyk, John | IC2(SS) | May 1978 – Apr 1984 | IC | |
| Van Heusen, Leon (Buddy) | MMCS (SS) EWS ELT | Jun 1978 – Jul 1981 | Mach | Sports Model 'On the Step' |
| Berry, Robert | MM2 (SS) | Jun 28, 1978 – Jun 28, 1982 | (ELT) | Three med Run Bob |
| Hansen, Raymond | LT | Nov 1978 – Jun 1982 | O-gang/Engineering | |
| Abney, Tim | ET2 | Nov 4, 1978 – Jan 3, 1983 | Operations | Wow what a great site. I haven't seen or thought of some of my shipmates in years. Please feel free to contact me, I'd love to hear from you guys. |
| Mitchell, Roger | LT | Nov 24, 1978 – May 28, 1982 | Weapons | DCA, RC Div |
| Patton, Tony | FTG2 | 1979 – 1981 | Weapons | Trying to locate anyone who remembers the greasing of seaman Keith Simmers and the crap he got down in lower level for saying he had a date with an admiral's daughter when we were ready to pull in from a run If you were |
| Lamphier, Tj | FTG3 (SS) | 1979 – 1980 | Weapons | First Boat, Best Year of the 12 years I gave the Navy. Learned much from my mates. Held great after work crew parties. Worked hard, played hard. Enjoyed med, barely got away from shore patrol in La Maud. running amuck. |
| Hall, Mark | MM2/SS | Feb 15, 1979 – Oct 19, 1982 | A-Gang | Made a couple of Med-Runs, going through the canal and who can forget the trip to Bermuda... Great times and some good friends. |
| Hulderman, Joe | ET-1 | Mar 1979 – Sep 1982 | RC | |
| Smith, Lee,smitty | MM3 SS | Mar 8, 1979 – Sep 2, 1980 | m | how cold was the water? |
| Keller, Bob | TMC/SS | Jun 1979 – May 1984 | TM | i served 26yrs in the navy and by far this was the best crew and boat i served with.Fair winds and following sea to all who served on her |
| Karpinski, Richard | ms3ss | Jun 1, 1979 – Jun 5, 1982 | ms | what a med run |
| Hulderman, Joe | ET-1 | Sep 1979 – Sep 1982 | RC | med runs, port and starboard, long hours in the shipyard. Good times for the young |
| Decrosta, Paul | MS1 | Oct 1, 1979 – 1980 | ms | started on the Shark...worked in the galley with karpinski....i remember we started a little fire! slept on torpedoes....Sigonella! good times |
| Anderson, Harold/hal | CDR | Oct 3, 1979 – Oct 31, 1983 | Commanding Officer | Made 2 Med deployments, overhaul at Mare Island, and Caribbean shakedown cruise. I relieved Al Marshall in 1979 and was relieved by George Jackson in 1983. |
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