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USS Skate (SSN 578) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Skate (SSN 578). 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 100 crew members registered for the USS Skate (SSN 578).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – 1981 | 1982 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haner, Ken | STS2(SS) | 1976 – 1981 | Sonar | What a great learning experience. Many old DBF vets who road as close to a SS as they could get when they started to disappear. Wild Bill Nixon (the COB of the MOB), Jocko Fallon, Bull Nuke Hubbard, BJ, Clyde McVicker, |
Gager, Arthur  | QMC (SS) | Aug 1976 – Aug 1977 | Navigation | Relieved QMC (SS) Charlie Hall. My best Quartermaster was Steven Kazan. Captain Asafaylo was my CO. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Bridgens, Jim | EM1 (SS) | Oct 1976 – Jul 1980 | E-Div | There is a Skate reunion this year in Cleveland Ohio, August 20-24, 2024, This is in Conjunction with USSVI National Convention. Email skatereunion@gmail.com for infor or look on Skate FB page. |
| Sueker, James | EM-2(SS) | Jan 7, 1977 – May 5, 1981 | "Suek the Nuke" or "Sugar Bear" | |
| Clark, Billie (Yeoboy) | YN2(SS) | Sep 1977 – Jun 1979 | Administration | Affectionately remember the names: Sugar Bear, Wally the Walrus, Grape Ape, Geek, Marf and Lt Gullick. While passing through the Panama Canal, I had to swing a couple of mail bags down to a tugboat. Two Waves caught the bags. Pretty blondes. |
| Zimmerman, Bill (Zman) | IC-1/SS | Sep 1977 – Feb 1980 | IC | |
| Sheridan, Steve, Eagle Rock | Sep 29, 1977 – Dec 30, 1980 | A | ||
| Adams, Kevin | MM1(SS) | Dec 1977 – Jul 1978 | A | |
| Miller, Gary | MS2(SS) | Dec 1, 1977 – Jan 23, 1981 | MS | Skate was my 1st boat, where I earned my Dolphins, & made my 1st West Pac. I have many fond memories, & remember many friends. Jesus loves you all & wants you to turn from the evil of this world, & return to HIM. |
| Gattis, Mark | MM1(SS) | 1978 – 1980 | A-Gang | Damn good Fast Attack! 2 Screws are better than 1!! |
| Johnson, Roger | MM2/SS | 1978 – 1980 | M-Div LELT | |
| Notre, Darren | QM2SS | Feb 1978 – Jul 1980 | QM | |
| Hagerman, Robert Michael | RM1(SS) | Feb 1978 – Jul 1980 | Radio | Aloha! PHNY survivor. From racing my Civic in SCCA to crewing on interisland racing sailboats. Just another shitty day in paradise. Running the boulevard with Doc Doom, Gater and Tiny. Helped me make Chief? Great times. |
| Spon, Wayne (Speedy) | MM2/SS | Feb 1978 – Feb 1980 | A | Great time on my 1st boat; East PAC ‘79 and the crew’s mess bet with Roger Johnson during a weekly op 12/79. Unfortunately, I had to leave the Skate when I tore my ACL while playing tennis. |
| Martin, David | TM2/SS | Jun 15, 1978 – Apr 19, 1982 | Weapons | WestPac 80 standing beside Mike when taking turns on the hydraulic pump in the foward torpedoroom. |
| Kemp, David | STS2 | Sep 23, 1978 – Aug 21, 1982 | ||
| Lenartz, John | CWO2 | Dec 1978 – Aug 1979 | ||
| Caton, Bill | EM1(SS) | 1979 – 1983 | Electrical | |
| Nelson, Randy | MM1(SS) | 1979 – | M | Mark McClish and I were transferred from Robert E Lee, finished up overhaul and sea trials |
| Nelson, Randy | MM1(SS) | 1979 – 1979 | M | Came to Skate from RE Lee SSBN-601 with Mark McClish MM2 while Skate was finishing overhaul. Both Mark and I left the Navy after Skate's overhaul and all post overhaul testing/test dives etc were completed. |
| Bostrom, Daniel | MM2 SS DV | 1979 – 1983 | M div | Best crew that I ever served with! Oh wait, it's the only crew I ever served with. Great serving with you guys! Retired, still making fine jewelry, and restoring clocks, a 100 year old house and a 58 year old airplane. |
| Royer, Steve | MM1(SS) | Feb 1979 – Dec 1982 | Stationed in Beautiful Hawaii, Westpack 1980 and 1982. | |
| Demag, Fred | PN2(SS/DV) | Mar 7, 1979 – May 28, 1981 | EXEC | Scuba school in April 1980 with TMSN(SS/DV) Scotty Bruce. Softball, R-ball with Rich Healy, John Halisy, Skip Stangeland, Larry Wendland. Great WESTPAC 1980. Larry Galvin, Jim Durson, Mark Hale. |
| Scance, Lester Doc | Hmc (SS) Retired | May 10, 1979 – Apr 12, 1982 | Medical dpartment | Good Days at Beamens!!! Good Memories of a great Crew!!! |
| England, Mike | MM1/SS | Aug 1979 – May 1983 | ER Sup. EastPac79, WestPac80,82. First cruise Rx scrammed, hydraulics failed, entire crew kept snorkel valve, etc open by taking turns on hyd hand pumps. | |
| Cerini, John | RM2(SS) | Dec 1979 – Aug 1983 | Radio | |
| Volner, Tom | CTM1(SS) | 1980 – | One of the spook riders that qualified on the Skate. Rode in 1980 out of Pearl. | |
| Pospisil, Warren | TMC | 1980 – 1983 | Weapons | |
| Pond, Mark | MM1/MMC | 1980 – 1983 | M-Div | Best boat and crew ever!! My last Prototype instructor tour the detailer asked what I wanted. II told him the oldest operational fast attack in Pearl,wrote em immediately. Qual'd on 575 and like broke things I could fix! |
| Jernigan, Donald Kelly | STS3(SS) | 1980 – 1986 | Sonar | |
| Lapeter, Richard | EM1 (SS) | 1980 – 1982 | E | |
| Ruggieri, Augustus (Gus) | FTG2 | Jan 1980 – Apr 1983 | weapons | |
| Laprade, Mike | ET2 (SS) | May 1980 – Oct 1983 | ET Division | Earned my Dolphins on Skate! It was a great time in Hawaii. |
| Hyser, Chris | MMI (SS) | Jun 1980 – Jun 1984 | ELT | Check out USS Skate SSN 578 on Facebook too. If someone isn't here, they'll be there :) |
| Murphy, Peter | CTT3 | Sep 13, 1980 – Nov 25, 1980 | Radio Room CT | My first trip on a submarine. |
| Leach, Bobby | QM | Nov 1, 1980 – Jul 1, 1984 | NAV | 1st Boat |
| Dewey, Jones | FTG2 | 1981 – 1983 | Weapons | "We've got you coming and going." |
| Dempler, Shane | IC1 | 1981 – 1986 | IC | Life is good in ky. |
| Convery, Tj | MM2/SS | 1981 – 1984 | A Gang | Oh what a journey it was... Glad to have been there and done that... |
| Salsbery, Jeff | STS2(SS) | Apr 1981 – Sep 4, 1984 | sonar | |
| Lee, David | MM1 | Jun 1, 1981 – Jul 15, 1985 | Engineering | I was an ELT on the Skate and made 2 West-Pac deployments. My buddies were Kevin O'Donnell, Craig Haugen, George Alves (USS Tunny). |
| Lavender, Jeff (Lav) | SK3 | Oct 1981 – 1985 | Deck SN to Supply | The ship I Qualified in subs. Best time of my life. Working for Chief Pops, and finding the love fo my life while aboard. |
| Carbone, Alex | sts2/ss | Oct 30, 1981 – Jun 15, 1984 | sonar | coached softball,football and basketball teams. won the base championship in basketball |
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