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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetmore, Donn | MSSN MS3 SS | 1979 – 1981 | supply | |
| Rychlec, Tim | E4/MM | 1979 – 1984 | AUXILLARY | |
| Wood, Tom | E6/IC | 1979 – 1983 | IC | I am still recovering from Bubba's Chili! Looking forward to seeing the Swordfish Dive Station at the Pearl Harbor Museum. Doesn't that make you feel old? |
| Sittaro, Ernie | IC2 | 1979 – Jun 1983 | IC | |
| Plue, Mike | Jan 1979 – Mar 1981 | |||
| Coggins, Mike | MS3 (SS) | Jan 8, 1979 – Jul 1982 | Supply/ MS | I just wanted to say that I miss my brothers on the Swordbucket & the Slammin'Sammy USS Sam Houston SSN 609 |
| Retelle, John "jr" | EM1 (SS/DV) | Feb 9, 1979 – Apr 1, 1983 | Electrical | Couple of West Pacific runs then shipyard for refueling. To many experiences and sea stories. On to NCSU for BS Physics and MS Nuclear Engineering. |
Cronin, Chet  | RM1(SS) | Feb 10, 1979 – Mar 10, 1981 | COMM | Great tour ..fantastic shipmates. ... View 'now' Photo |
| Alvarez, Oscar | MM3(SS) | Feb 15, 1979 – Jul 15, 1982 | A'Gang | Great memories, who am I kidding it was a blast. I visited Chuy Espinoza and his mother when I deployed to Iraq while Fort Bliss, TX . I never got over that. I ran into Chief Jensen in Iraq of all places. |
| Retelle, John | EM1 | Mar 1979 – May 30, 1983 | EM | |
| Cronin, Chet | RM1(SS) | Apr 1, 1979 – Jun 1, 1981 | COMM | What a great tour as LPO/LCPO and Qual PO. Great Memories. |
| Bradford, Eugene...aka...geno | ET1 | Jun 1979 – Jun 1979 | ET | My first boat. Wooden decks and iron men. Had a great time in Hawaii. Doug, Doug and Matt hope all is well!!! Geno Jr is a college grad now. |
| Thompson, Dave | TM2 (SS/DV) | Jun 9, 1979 – Apr 21, 1982 | TorpedoMAN | Best tour of my life; 2nd Boat. Post 26 years active duty I still have the UstaFish plaque on the bulkhead in my office. Undoubetedly the tightest crew, we partied hard and worked hard; O'Shea, Plugh, Goza, Andy, Wilk. |
| Hall, Lonnie | MM3/SS | Jun 10, 1979 – Jun 10, 1981 | ENGINEERING | some great memories of west pac 1979! |
| Norris, Jim ......nasty | Em2/ss | Aug 1, 1979 – Aug 1, 1983 | Are we not men?....No we are E-Div | Westpac 79 & 80, Richie Walker and the Hotel Street Band at the Jazz Celler, Jesus Espinosa- left us to soon. |
| Woodward, Woody | QM1(SS) | Nov 1979 – Dec 1981 | Navigation | Great crew. Lots of memories and the WESTPAC was great. Looking for STS3 Kelish. |
| Goza, Frank | TM2 | Nov 11, 1979 – May 10, 1983 | weapons | would love to here from shipmates |
| Fries, Thomas Fuzzy | mm2/SS/DV | 1980 – 1984 | A Div. | Had some great times... eating rum balls Matt Miller's mother made for him on West Pac under way in the pump room |
| Gattis, Mark | MM1(SS) | 1980 – 1981 | MM1(SS) | Fine boat! I wish I could stayed aboard longer. |
| Hodge, Doug | Jan 1, 1980 – Jun 15, 1984 | Fire Control - Weapons | ||
| Gothard, Doug | MM1(SS) | Apr 25, 1980 – Jul 17, 1984 | M | |
| Reber, Bert | MM3 | Jun 24, 1980 – Apr 13, 1984 | aux | |
| Cook, Steve | lcdr | Dec 20, 1980 – Sep 1, 1983 | A GANG | Got to Swordfish in Dec 1980.....was in A gang with Rick Brewster, Fuzzy, John Furhman, Chief Ron Crabtree..to name a few....had a blast in the shipyard.....left in 83 to DC for a detailer job... I loved Hawaii.... |
| Shaw, Joe | YNC(SS) | May 1981 – May 1982 | Admin | Short term. Great crew. |
| Gross, Kevin | SR, SA, SN, FN :0) | Oct 1, 1981 – Nov 1, 1982 | Seaman Gang Rate tested into IC | Was meet by RM2. Me being an eager nub wanted to see the boat and get rolling, he drives me to the shipyard and I ask WTH. He starts pointing at parts laying around then to the boat in drydock. And says it will awhile! |
| Atchley, Randy (Chilly) | MM1/SS | Dec 1981 – Mar 1986 | M | I still think of everyone I served with on this boat as my brothers. We went through a lot and hopefully became better for it. I hope to see you all one day. |
| Koenig, John | IC2(SS) | 1982 – 1985 | Couple of names, Kwasinski "SKI", Logan, Barnical Bob! (The best barracks bar EVER), Siever. They were tough years but loved every minute of it. Was a tight crew as well! | |
| Brown, Clint (Cb) | MM2 / A-GANG | Oct 1982 – Jun 1986 | A-Div | When I got to the boat in 82' I was the youngest and most junior guy on board. Met a lot of great guys and had a lot of good times. Would like to hook back up with "Big Dog" Robbie Shaw. Stern room and 4' of water!! |
| Keating, Dan | ET2- ET1(SS) | Nov 6, 1982 – Jun 29, 1986 | RC | Memories of great people making the best of a bad situation 10/23/85 nearly sinking boat. Heroes: Jim Bronkema, Doug Farkus-ENG, Sievers-throttles..thanks. Remember singing motown with Tremblay. Many great people & unforgetable moments. |
| Farrell, James | ETC(SS) | Jan 6, 1983 – Dec 13, 1985 | RC | Will never forget 45 up and going down fast on 24 Oct 85. I was sure we had bought the farm. Before an outstanding on ORSE! Our trained and tight crew saved our lives. Thank you to ENG. Best crew ever, great WESTPAC loved Olongapo. |
| Elliott, Mike | MM1(SS/SW) | Jan 9, 1983 – Mar 7, 1986 | M | Remember Barnacle Bob's? Went back to school after getting out in 89. Still work for the navy in Norfolk. Would be great to hear from you all! |
| Roberts, Aj | TM3 | Jan 13, 1983 – Jan 13, 1986 | weapons | |
| Bashore, Joe | MM2/ELT | Feb 1983 – Aug 1986 | L | |
| Kerns, James | E6/ MM1ELT | Mar 10, 1983 – Oct 28, 1988 | ELT | Spent a long time on the boat, Loved every minute of it.Remember a lot of the great guys and stories sitting in maneuvering on the night watch. |
| Spadaccini, Frank | MM3 | Jul 1983 – Sep 1984 | M-Division | Was there only a short time but some of the greatest times I had. |
| Grey, John (Jay) | FTG2/SS | Jul 3, 1983 – Nov 22, 1988 | Fire Control | Noisy, old boat - No finer crew. Working for Electric Boat, using what I learned along the way. Not that anyone would want to call. |
| Pederen, Mark | MM1(SS)ELT | Aug 1983 – Aug 1987 | ELT | Kerns- remeber Thailand!?! |
| Collins, Charles | STS2/SS | 1984 – 1989 | SONAR | |
| Martello, Mark | FTG-1 (SS) | Jan 19, 1984 – Jul 11, 1988 | Fire Control | She was slow, but she was noisy. Old boat, great guys! |
| Trussell, Kenneth | RM2(SS) | Mar 1984 – Mar 1989 | Radio | |
| Vazquez, Robert | RM2/SS | Mar 30, 1984 – Jul 1, 1985 | Communications | Transferred to the Swordfish after decomissioning the USS Seadragon (sister ship). Had a great time onboard. Made my last westpac on her. Contact me if you remember me vazquezrobert@yahoo.com. Try to keep in touch with as many shipmates as possible. |
| Lally, Gerry | RM2/SS | May 1984 – May 1986 | RADIO | good guys old boat. westpac was an experience nobody will ever forget along with our little accident in 85. i hope to see you guys at a reunion soon. |
| Bronkema, James | MMC(SS) | May 1984 – Oct 1987 | A Gang | We survived October 85- barely! |
| Vassallo, Chris | STS2(SS) | Jun 1984 – Oct 1987 | SONAR | I remember alot of good guys going through some tough times. I don't miss the boat, but do miss the people I served with. |
| Deford, Dwayne | E-3 | Jun 1984 – Oct 1985 | deck | |
| Brant, Dan | MSC | Oct 8, 1984 – Sep 27, 1987 | Supply | Dan The guy in charge of the galley! How many people are on here / or even visit, that served in Hawaii, Pearl harbor, sub-base between 1983 to 1987 or any amount of time between those 2 dates. I came onboard as MS2 and left as MSC. |
| Baughman, Kevin | Em2/ss | Oct 17, 1984 – Aug 29, 1987 | Electrical | Mark, you rememeber Thailand??? You people were intersting. I for one, am glad that this abortion is over. It was a real learning experience. Life is much better these days! :-) |
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