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USS Nautilus (SSN 571) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Nautilus (SSN 571). 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 78 crew members registered for the USS Nautilus (SSN 571).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond, Ross | FTG3 | 1973 – 1974 | Weapons | |
| Roth, George | MM1SS | 1973 – Apr 1977 | Engineering | |
| Stanosz, Gregory J. | EM2 | Jun 1973 – May 1976 | ELECTRICAL | DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHERE "PANDORA'S BOX WENT TO OR THE BOOK IT CONTAINED WITH DEPARTING "NUCS" MADE THEIR LAST COMMENTS? LIVING IN MILWAUKEE, WI . NOW A RETIRED CAPTAIN, USAR. |
| Tamsett, Gary | E5 machinist mate | Jan 15, 1974 – Oct 20, 1975 | Gold crew | After I left the Navy I entered show business as a magician/comedian in Las Vegas. Also worked for the Bureau of Reclamation , Remote sensing and engineering physics.as a tech. Flying around taking photos for mapping |
| Visalli, Joe | IC1(SS) | Dec 1974 – Jul 10, 1976 | Electrical | Some good memories. |
| Garry, John | MM2 | Dec 13, 1974 – Aug 19, 1975 | Engineering | Great cruise really good crew !! Best part of my Naval Career!! Wish I had stayed in touch with those guys! |
| Heesen, Don | MM2 | 1975 – 1976 | Poker w/Chiefs and some close games of Chess w/ALL NAVY CHESS CHAMPION on the mess deck. Bluenose, Under the Ice Periscope Liberty, and Jammed Dive. Hey, MM2 Nash...thanks for your Dolphins, man. Melvin, I still got sumpin' for you,chump | |
Chandler, Don  | YN2(SS) | Feb 2, 1975 – Aug 7, 1977 | Admin | Best tour of duty ever. She was old and broken down. Parts were hard to find because suppliers had gone out of business. The crew was first rate. I miss those days and the cooks were the best ever. Gourmet cooking. |
| Mercer, Greg | Greg Mercer, MM1(SS) | Apr 1975 – Mar 1980 | A-Gang | Great place to grow up, best crew in my entire career! |
| Wright, Robert | TMSN | May 1975 – Oct 1976 | Weapons/Deck | I enjoyed my tour onboard the Nautilus even though I had some personal problems that effected my life. Am looking for anyone who have been exposed to levels of radiation & having medical problems. Please contact me ASAP |
| Sills, Larry | IC2(SS) | Jun 1975 – Dec 1978 | Engineering | Never forget, whether you where a Plank Owner or crew member at decommissioning. The current state of the Naval Submarine Engineering force, started, and was proven through your endeavours. |
| Frazier, Mike | STS3 | Jun 5, 1975 – Sep 15, 1976 | Sonar | I remember the Med deployment Ft.Lauderdale at spring break Dan Ellerbrock Tom Lyons Lance Turner Lenny Powers Chief Ashe |
| Carpluk, Frank | TMSNSS | Jul 1975 – Jul 1976 | weapons | |
| Lodge, Richard | MMC(SS) | Aug 1975 – Feb 1977 | M | Great M division, also great Admin |
| Christopher, Karl (Propay) | MM1 (SS) | Nov 1975 – Mar 1980 | Machinery | Decommissioning member |
| Christopher, Karl | MM1(SS) | Nov 15, 1975 – Mar 3, 1980 | "M" | Still have the Shim handle from the last shutdown and the Engine Room Upper Level Workbench Vice. |
| Strode, Bret | STS3(SS) | 1977 – 1979 | Forward Puke | All Nautilus crew and families are encouraged to join the Facebook page USS Nautilus SSN-571 |
| Burgess, David | MS2/SS | Mar 1, 1977 – Nov 20, 1977 | Food Service | The best 8 months of my 20 years in Submarines. It's hard to believe it's been 32 years since that 5 month Med Run where we proved we really were "THE FIRST AND FINEST". I remember all you guys, and hope you all are well. |
| Sutter, Fred | MM2(SS) | Jul 3, 1977 – Feb 3, 1980 | engineering | Deomissioning Crew |
| Lozano, Jose | sts-2ss | 1978 – 1978 | weapons | |
| Gutierrez, Christian | E1 | Aug 4, 1978 – Aug 8, 1979 | Electrical | |
| Layman, Thomas ( T Squared ) | IC2 (SS) | Aug 25, 1978 – Mar 3, 1980 | Interior Communications | Decomissioning Crew Sideboy-Earned my dolphins on trip thru Panama Canal-Was walking across the brow when an earthquake moved Nautilus 3" on the blocks in drydock at Mare Island the day after we arrived-could have won Olympic Long Jump Gol |
| Paul, Doucette | STS3 (SS) | Sep 23, 1978 – Mar 3, 1980 | Sonar | The Bus stops here |
| Tupps, John/ Whistlepig | ET2-SS | Nov 1978 – Aug 1979 | RO/ Engineering | Fixed the condenser level controller once that a machinist had broken with the spring from a government issue ball point pen. When the CO asked how it was repaired, I told him "You don't want to know." |
| Garza, David | STS3/SS | Jan 1979 – Mar 1980 | Sonar | |
| Hooker, David | IC3 SS | Mar 20, 1979 – Jun 5, 1979 | Interior Communications | Part of the final crew to take her from Groton CT, through the Panama Canal to her decommissioning in CA. Fun and exciiting. |
| Wayne S. Williams, Willie | ICFN/SS | Apr 15, 1979 – May 25, 1980 | IC Div | Served on the Decommissioning Crew, and this was my first setting sail. enjoyed visiting Cartegena, Columbia, Panama, and even Guantanamo (Gitmo) Bay. Earned my Dolphins and Mess Cranked while working with IC1 Hartzel. |
| Anderson, John "Souppie" | MMFN | Jun 1979 – Nov 1979 | A Div. | Check out my FB page |
| Knapp, Dennis | MM1/SS | Jun 1979 – Apr 1980 | M Div. | Best stint in my entire career! It was a honor to have been a part of the decommisioning crew. I think I was the last one to recieve a "schooner" but at least I wasn't duct taped and hung from the rafters of the barge. |
| Smith, Mike | Qm3 | 1984 – 1988 | Deck | |
| Penner, Henry (Hank) | MMCM(ss) | Aug 1991 – Jun 1993 | COB | Retired in June |
| Cooper, Johnny | MMC(SS) | Jun 1992 – Sep 1995 | RCA | GREAT MEMORIES. |
| Barton, Lawrence 'Bat' | LCDR | Mar 1, 1993 – Jun 30, 1995 | XO | Historic Ship NAUTILUS (SSN 571) |
| Kelledes, Jack | EM1 | 1994 – 1997 | E | Part of the Historic Ship crew where she sits in Groton. Had some fun times there and worked with some great guys. Fishing off the deck at night is pretty neat. It's just kind of hard to land a fish up the side of the hull. |
| Thomas, Brian | SK2(SS) | Dec 1994 – Feb 1998 | Supply Officer | Lots of great guys at the museum. Missed the new addition. Keep up the good work. |
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