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USS Swordfish (SSN 579) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Swordfish (SSN 579). 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 188 crew members registered for the USS Swordfish (SSN 579).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – 1972 | 1973 – 1978 | 1979 – 1984 | 1985 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixson, Max (Mac) | ICI (SS) | Oct 9, 1956 – Dec 10, 1959 | RC | |
| Dundorf, John (Rod) | ET2 | Feb 8, 1957 – Dec 21, 1960 | Engineering | Following discharge, I was a sheet metal worker until 1979 when I entered the insurance profession, later becoming a Financial Planner until my retirement in 2009. Joan and I reside on Greenwood Lake in northern NJ. |
| Carlson, Edgar (Ed) | WO-1 | Jun 1957 – Nov 1959 | Engineering | Jun57-Aug57. Pittsburgh Reactor Ops Office AEC. Aug57-Jun58. Fitting out detail. Jun58-Nov59. Commissioning Crew Plank Owner. First enlisted man to qualify as Primary Plant Systems Operator on Swordfish S4W Reactor Plant. EN1(SS) to WO-1. |
| Letourneau, Joseph/frenchy | ET1SS/ ENSIGN | Jun 1957 – Jun 1960 | Engineering/Reactor Control | Qualified as Reactor Operator (2nd person) Plankowner |
| Meyer, David | EN1 | Aug 1957 – Nov 1960 | M | made ENC in sept before leaving for mare island nuc school staf |
| Lloyd, Ray | TM3 SS | Dec 1957 – Apr 1960 | Deck crew | Best time of my life. Every day I think about things that happened on board |
| Silverberg, Ron | QMSN TO QM1 | Feb 1958 – Feb 1962 | N | I originally qualified on a diesel boat but I always considered Swordfih "my" boat. There were good times and not so good times. Mess cook as a E-5 & hot bunking forever but it was a good crew and a good experience all things considered. |
| Hicks, John | QM2(SS) | Apr 1958 – Jul 1959 | Part of commissioning crew. Rode the boat through the Panama canal to Pearl Harbor. | |
| Hickens, James (Duck) | EN2(SS) | Sep 25, 1958 – Aug 15, 1961 | Auxiliary | Loved every minute of it! |
Peterson, Lawrence E. (Pete)  | CPO | 1959 – 1962 | Unknown | I am CPO Peterson's daughter. Daddy passed away October 1994. I remember his days on the Swordfish when stationed at Pearl Harbor. They were a great part of my childhood too. Does anyone remember my dad? View 'back then' Photo |
| Jackson, Harold (Jack) | EN2 SS | Oct 1959 – Jan 1965 | Aux Div. | you guys missed the good old days when we first made w.pac.got to stop only at SUBIC BAY |
| Okel, Jerry | CT3 | Nov 1, 1959 – Dec 15, 1959 | spook | ships cook ...brig olongopo 1st liberty |
| McKenzie, Patrick (Pat Or Mac) | EN1 | Jan 10, 1960 – Sep 1, 1964 | M | proud to have been with the pros during 48hr attack off Valavostock.Skipper was extrodinary as you all were , medals well earned. flooding Kona my watch water knocked off ladder N.Dakota EN2 Name? LL Eng. watch did most to secure flood |
| Wehle, Richard | FTM2 (SS)/FTCM (SS) | Sep 1960 – Jun 1962 | Weapons | First Boat. Great wardroom and crew. Requests: Who closed the valve when flooding off the "Big Island"? Does anyone have a copy of "Ode to Swordfish." COB 627&643. The Citadel BSBA Married, 2 daughters, 1 grandchild |
| Gunn, T.l. "peter" | SN (SS), CWO-2 | Oct 1960 – 1971 | Deck, RC | Earned my dolphins on the boat, rode with Chank-Kai-Shek and Pres Marcos, mess-cooked, made PO-3 and left for nuke school. Returned as CWO-2 for ovrhaul/refueling at PHNS. Several wespacs and spec ops. |
| Thoreson, Jim | PN2(SS) | 1961 – 1963 | Admin | |
| Jensen, Brad | E4 | Jan 1961 – Jan 1964 | After Mare Is. there were exciting times off Vladivostok and liberty in Subic Bay. Almost went to Australia but had to go to Guam instead. Fun to look back on. | |
| Rehmus, Mike | ET3 (SS) | Sep 1961 – Apr 1962 | RC/Deck | Great boat if a bit shaky in the leaking department. Super crew, great cooks Loved the way the bow would flutter as we got to flank speed. Did not like the 'Flooding in the Engine Compartment!" announcements. |
| Outram, Melville / Mel | IC!/SS | 1962 – 1966 | engineering (nuclear) | retired from electrical utility company |
| Seeley, Edwin | EMFN | May 2, 1962 – Sep 3, 1963 | Engineering | Great Sub for the short time aboard. Attend NUC school. |
| Peitzmeyer, Kenneth | ETC | Jun 1962 – Nov 1968 | ET | She was a great ride and everyone shipped over. Great crew and spec ops were exciting. |
| Witcher, Roger | RM1(SS) | Oct 25, 1962 – May 1, 1964 | Radioman | This was my first boat out of sub school. I reported aboard the day of Pres Kennedy's speech re: Cuban Missile Crisis. The next day we departed on a 66 day patrol. Exciting times on the USS Swordfish! |
| Klemens, Gary | STS3(SS) | 1963 – 1966 | Sonar | A lot of great memories with the crew. They were a great bunch to serve with. |
| Hinckley, Boyd | ET2(SS) | Feb 1963 – Nov 1964 | Reactor Operator | |
| McKinnon, Larry | RM2(SS) | Apr 1963 – Oct 1966 | Radio room, when available. | I think the navy makes a man out of you, the submarines make you realize what being a man is. The three wespac cruises I made were the greatest of times. The danger, the excitement, the chase. I am who I am, because of the days on Swordfish |
| Jordan, Jim (Tex) | STS2(SS) | Sep 6, 1963 – Apr 15, 1966 | Sonar | Would have served longer but followed Skipper, Cmdr. Frank Adams to the SSBN-640 Blue. Swordfish and the crew represent my fondest memories of the Navy. I retired 21 June 1988 as a CWO4. Contact: w5ssn@arrl.net |
| Houfek, Harold " Holly " | TM3(SS) | Oct 14, 1963 – Jun 14, 1963 | Weapons | My first and most memorable submarine, and still remember many of the patrols that we made during those classifed ops during the cold war. Almost sinking off of Kona after flooding in the Eng Rm. 45 degree up angle and blowing all tanks. Angels ! |
| MacKey, Terry | MM2(SS) | Dec 20, 1963 – Aug 20, 1965 | Great crew, great ship. Did two Westpacs. | |
| Martin, Charles | MM2 (SS) | 1964 – 1965 | engineering (ELT) | great boat, great crew and command--only reason I left was to serve out the rest of my time on a "boomer" |
| Dunkerly, Charles | MM1(SS) | Mar 9, 1964 – | M Division | |
| Anderson, Virgil/andy | MM1SS | May 1964 – Sep 1968 | m | met some great people. had some great patrols with lots of memories. |
| Lowe, Marion | MM1 | Nov 1964 – Sep 1969 | M | Interesting times. I believe that I was the only "chigger". |
| Jones, Dennis | EM1 | Dec 21, 1964 – Dec 30, 1968 | Nuclear Electricial | |
| Burnette, Ray (Smiley) | EMCM (SS) | Jan 1965 – Feb 1968 | Was onboard as EM1/c Later as E-Div LPO | |
| Posluszny, John (Poz) (jack) | IC1 SS | Jan 1965 – May 1969 | IC Division | 4 of the best character building years of my life. Many great shipmates. Many exciting times. "spill" in Sasebo, Bent periscope, dive with QM on bridge, shore power explosion and many more thrilling times. |
| Brandon, Earl / Duke | MMC(SS) | Mar 1965 – Jun 1967 | M | My 1 and only submarine. I got commissioned and had to leave because Warrant Officers were not allowed in the Nuclear Program in those days. |
| St. Pierre, John "St. Pete" | STSSN | 1966 – 1966 | Sonar | |
| Keller, Bill (Aka Gator) | MM2 SS | 1966 – 1967 | M Div | My First Sub. Got My dolphins in Swordfish. Not much for liberty, but she was a feeder. Electrician "Douglas": I have the carving you made in the yards and hung between the RCP and ECP. E-mail for photo. |
| Haddad, Pete | RMCM(SS) Ret | Apr 1966 – Oct 1968 | RADIO | Greatest experiences of my life about people, friends, partying, responsibility, and duty. Swordfish set the mold for my future. I am a much better person because of my exposure to all my shipmates, mentors, and friends. |
| Ziegler, Larry | IC 2 (SS) | Oct 9, 1966 – Feb 22, 1970 | Engineering | Those of you that served during or after the 65-66 yard period remember me best for my ability to get seasick. On the first dive after the yards out side SF bay I was restricted to my bunk becuase of seasickness. I never got over that illness. |
| Cole, Phil Cole Rmc(Ss) Retired | RM1{SS} | Dec 1966 – Dec 1968 | Operations RADIO | The best Nuc I was on, We had a excellent Radio Gang, Chief Soloman called Hadad RM2SS AHAB THE ARAB , remember that big waist belt you wore? I remember Ziegler IC2SS. Rigsbee was CO, On the beach we were known as Rigsbee's 3 Ring Circus |
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