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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Barbel (SS 580). 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 155 crew members registered for the USS Barbel (SS 580).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1978 | 1979 – 1985 | 1986 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Weaver, Tom | QM3(SS) | 1970 – 1972 | NAVIGATION | i WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO SERVED WITH ME. |
Armstrong, Army | TM2 (SS) | Feb 1970 – Jul 1973 | Weapons | Best time of my life.. |
Godsil, Tim | QM2(SS) | Sep 1970 – Oct 1971 | Navigation | |
Labate, Tony | LT | Sep 3, 1970 – Mar 15, 1973 | Weapons Officer | Good memories along with some scary ones. Fast attacks (mine were Raton/Valador/Gato and Barbel) were 29 days of shear terror punctuated by 1 day of boredom while FBMs (mine was Hamilton Blue) were just the opposite. |
Hayes, Scott "Tubes" | TM2 SS/DV | Sep 6, 1970 – Jul 6, 1973 | Torpedo Room | The Barbel was the Mother of her class. I'm proud to have served on her. |
Rasmussen, Ronald | E4 | Oct 1970 – Nov 1970 | Communications Technician | Curious if any shipmates have developed any neurological problems/disease such as Parkinson's. |
Craft, Jerry | STS2 | May 15, 1971 – Jul 1, 1973 | Sonar Division | Sure miss riding dirt bikes and our weekends at Kiana Point. |
Boulter, Clem | RM1(SS) | Jul 2, 1971 – Jan 2, 1976 | Communications | The best boat and crew I ever served with. Spent four and a half years on board. Glad they saved the Blueback. DBF! |
Madsen, Ray | RM2 | 1972 – 1974 | Operations | Also served on the USS Greenfish SS351, USS SEAFOX SS402, USS Lewis and Clark, USS Nathaniel Green, USS Betelgeuse and USS McKee. RMC(SS) USNR (retired) |
Brenckman, Ronald | 1c3ss | Jan 1972 – Jun 1975 | interior communications | |
Schneider, Mike | QM2 | Feb 1972 – Jul 1975 | Quartermaster | Wouldn't trade the experiance for anything. Thought we had the best crew in the fleet. |
Duff,, Davis | EM2SS | Apr 1972 – Jul 1976 | Electrical | The best four+ years of my life. Great boat, sad to hear that she had to be sunk. |
Cox, George T | TM2 (SS) | Jun 1972 – Nov 1975 | TM | Hottest boat of her time. |
Swinburnson, James (Bernie) | QM2(SS) | Oct 21, 1972 – Sep 1, 1975 | Navigation Gang | A once in a life time experience. |
Hoffman, Tim | Dec 1972 – Aug 1975 | EN3(ss) | Would do again, if asked. | |
Hoffman, Tim | EN3(SS) | Dec 1972 – Aug 1975 | ENGINE ROOM | |
Binegar, Bart | MM2 (SS) | Aug 15, 1973 – Jun 15, 1977 | Aux in port, Engineroom at sea | The Barbel was a great boat to serve on...many memories, to be sure! |
Smith, Louie | QMSN(SS)DV | Feb 9, 1975 – Sep 11, 1977 | Nav Gang | DBF |
Pocapalia, Dave | QM1 SS | Jul 1975 – Jun 1979 | Navigation | My best command in my 7 years in the Navy |
Lawton, Byron | EM1(SS) | Oct 1, 1975 – Apr 2, 1980 | Electrical Division | First boat, memorable boat. Chief Smith, Tommy Ackerman, Dave Barr great bunch of shipmates |
Vanderheiden, Andy | SK3 (as) | Nov 1975 – Jan 1977 | Supply | Great boat and crew |
Tronson, Tom | RM3(SS) | Dec 10, 1975 – Aug 15, 1977 | Radio | Great boat |
Collett, Ron | IC3 | 1976 – 1978 | IC | |
Collett, Ron | IC | Jan 1976 – Sep 1977 | E | Lots of memories from this boat! |
Speicher, Jim | EM3 | Mar 1976 – Sep 1978 | Electrical | |
Hatfield, Tim(Harry) | MM3 | Jul 1, 1976 – Jan 1, 1980 | AUX/MM | WOW |
Brandenburg, Charles Ed | EN3 ss | Aug 1976 – Sep 1977 | engen room | |
Tharp, Robert | MMCS | Aug 9, 1976 – Aug 1, 1985 | M | Best boat that I every served on |
Stevens, Mike | FTG1 | Sep 1976 – Dec 1980 | Best time of my life. I'll always remember my shipmates. | |
Hale, Hank ( Henry ) | EN2SS | Nov 1976 – Apr 1980 | M-Div @A-Div | Best freinds Best job Best times. No one can know what its like unless you were there. |
O'Brien, Gary | RM2(SS) | 1977 – 1978 | Radio | |
Dickerson, Chester | FTG1 (SS) | 1977 – 1984 | Weapons | Barbel was the best of the 5 subs I was on. |
Dillon, Jed | EM2 | 1977 – 1980 | E Div | |
Dunagan, Ron | QM2(SS/DV) | Jan 1977 – May 1979 | Navigation | Great time in the Navy...Miss the old days and crew. |
O'Brien, Gary | RM2(SS) | Mar 1977 – Aug 1978 | Radio | My first submarine (first ship at all). Great crew, great times. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
Ziglar, Larry | QM2 | Mar 29, 1977 – Mar 29, 1981 | THE DIVE! MOJO! | |
Davis, Tony | FTG1 | Aug 1, 1977 – Mar 10, 1982 | Weapons | Great Boat, Great Crew, Best time of my Life |
Medicus, Arthur | MSC(SS) | Sep 15, 1977 – Oct 15, 1980 | MS | BEST TIME BEST CREW |
Dillon, Jed | EM2 | Sep 15, 1977 – Sep 30, 1980 | E | Qualified under the best 580 crew ever! |
Wallace, Chuck | QM2 | 1978 – 1980 | Navigation | The "85" was my first day at sea on the boat. |
Smith, John/ | STS2(ss) | 1978 – 1979 | Sonar | Had a great time with a bunch of great personalities. |
Desmond, Herbert | RMC(SS) | 1978 – 1981 | Opersations/Radio | The best type of duty anywhere. West Pac's are fun when you have to stop for fuel. |
Skelley, Lester | SK3/SS | Feb 1978 – Mar 1981 | Storekeeper | Of the 4 boats I served on it was the best. To many great memories. Westpac 79 was incredible, at least what I remember of it. I survived the 85! |
Desmond, Herb | RMC(SS) | Apr 1978 – May 1981 | Ops/Radio | "I survived the 85" Best Boat with the Best Crew in the service. I could sure use another WestPAC. |
Pitts, Ray | EMC(SS) | Nov 15, 1978 – Apr 15, 1988 | Electrical | On Barbel from 78 to 88 (minus a 18 month shore tour over at SIMA). Also had the unplesent duty of doing a "protocol" on her just prior to the sink-ex. |
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