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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Petrel (ASR 14). 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 240 crew members registered for the USS Petrel (ASR 14).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1963 | 1964 – 1969 | 1970 – 1975 | 1976 – 1980 | 1981 – 1985 | 1986 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Dunegan, Joe | RM3/E-4 | 1981 – 1985 | Operations | I loved the trips to Florida and the Bahamas, and Jamaica. I've never been on a ship since. Won't go on a ship; not after the time we came back from Coco Beach and rode out that terrible storm. Thanks Sub Squadron 4. |
Bactol, Romeo | EN1/ENC | 1981 – 1982 | M | |
Hines, Jeff | EM3 | 1981 – 1984 | Deck/Eng | This was my first and only ship. Like many of my shipmates, I too grew up on that ship. I served with a lot of good guys and I still tell the hurricane story. |
Denny, Phillip | BM2 | Feb 5, 1981 – Apr 15, 1984 | DECK | This is Petty Officer Denny,Jeff Harrington you might remember me, we rode motorcycles.You rode a Kawasaki 750 LTD. Quite a few of us rode bikes on the PETREL. We had the best times on the PETREL. Contact me at trophy43rider@yahoo.com, |
Koeniger, Mike | EM2 | Apr 1981 – Aug 1984 | Eng | I grew up on the Petrel and will never forget it. It was a good ship with a great crew. |
Davis, Bryan (Boo-boo) | bm3 | Aug 1981 – Mar 1985 | 1st div | |
Dunegan, Joe | RM3 | Nov 1, 1981 – Jul 23, 1985 | Ops | ANyone know where abouts of Ricky Burnett? I had a memorable time on the Petrel. I loved the exotic Caribbean ports, New Orleans. I actually got frocked going up the Mississippi River. |
Smith, Tim | E-5/EN2 | 1982 – 1986 | B-1 | Hey guys, remember our 2nd homeport of Nassau Bahamas! The Petrel rocked and rolled like a cork. I never did get my sea legs. I enjoyed the fish calls though. Being an RPPO set me up with a career after I retired though. Still in Charleston area. |
Gray, Douglas | QM3 | 1982 – 1985 | Navigation | Met some of the best shipmates and friends one could hope to ever have. I have been friends with one since 1982, we still hang together and speak often. |
Campbell, Tom | IC2 | May 1982 – Sep 1985 | EE03 | Great command and memories. Stanich hanging from the yardarm, the storm on the trip home from Cocoa, Gitmo, 4 point moors and ports in Georgia, Florida, Caribbean, New Orleans. We had a fantastic crew & time of my life |
Herrington, Jeff | EN2 | Jul 1982 – Aug 1984 | A-gang | I still have fond memories of the ahip and all the liberty ports, New Orleans, all the places in Florida, and the Bahamas and Jamacia. Does any one know the whereabouts of Jeff Hines? Was an EM. |
David Whittington, Doc | HM1 DV | Aug 1982 – Oct 1985 | Diving Locker/Sick Bay | |
Hazelbaker, Ken | PN1 | Aug 1982 – Dec 1984 | Ops | Outstanding shipmates all across the deck! |
Clark, Cameron | EN2 | Sep 1982 – Sep 1985 | Engineering | I have never forgotten my experience aboard the Petrel. |
Shockley, Daniel | RM | Sep 28, 1982 – Jun 12, 1985 | OC | My first assignment out of RM "A" and my best ship of my 22 year career. |
Gibbs, Thomas Aka G-man | Oct 1982 – Dec 1984 | Good Ship | ||
Barnes, Gerard | E-2 | Nov 1, 1982 – Jan 31, 1986 | Radioman | My memories were always of me and friends being on restrictions. Drinking too much and acting crazy. That hurricane will never leave my memory. I met some amazing friends and wish that I could contact at least one of you. (Radioman). |
Rankin, James | E3 | 1983 – 1984 | deck | Trying to remember the guy who broke his leg in the forward hatch. Lots of good memories. But will never forget that day the forward hatch fell or going out during the hurricane with the chief boat to fix aft mast... |
Severs, William | SKCS | Mar 1983 – Jun 1986 | Supply | Best I served on and with the best crew. |
Hackett, George | CWO-4 | Jul 1, 1983 – Sep 30, 1985 | Engineer Officer | |
Hackett, George | CWO-4 | Aug 1, 1983 – Sep 30, 1985 | Engineering | Engineering Officer with 30 plus "top shelf" engineers in the department |
Barnes, Anthony | e-5 | Oct 12, 1983 – Jun 13, 1988 | Supply | |
Head, Terry | BM-3 | 1984 – 1988 | DECK | |
Barnes, Gerard | E-4 | 1984 – 1986 | Radioman | Spent most of my time off ship at home with my wife and truly enjoyed the many trips that we encountered and remember the hurricane? |
Johnson, John | EMCM | 1984 – 1989 | Electrical | Absolutely great 5 years, much travel, many adventures, excellent shipmates. King, Bryant, Kiser, Craddock, Davis, Van Dayne, Holter and many, many more. Hope all are well! |
Diandrea, Philip | GMGSN | Jan 1, 1984 – Jun 26, 1987 | Deck | Ship was small and slow but kept on chugging through five hurricanes. I miss the sky at night out at sea and Brightman. There were a handful of good friends and some good men on that ship. |
Barnes, Gerard | E3/RM | Jan 1, 1984 – Jan 1, 1986 | Radioman | Nothing |
Barnes, Anthony | e-5 | Jan 1, 1984 – Jun 1, 1988 | supply | Hey Fellas! What an Amazing site! I was wondering would I ever be able to reconnect with such an exciting part of my life. Yes, I rememberr the bonefish, hurricane and the med cruise! |
Stimpson, Ron | MR2 | Apr 1984 – Apr 1985 | a gang | the ship was great but the XO and the a gang chief sucked |
Sloane, John | SM2 | Jun 14, 1984 – Aug 15, 1985 | OPS | I was a Signalman but was tasked with Quartermaster duties. The ship was homeported in Charleston, SC and mostly did Sonar Calibration and Torpedo Recovery OPS. We located a Marine Corps Harrier which was lost in the Cherry Point Op Area. |
Guertin, Mitch | E-5 | Sep 1984 – 1989 | Engineering | To the crew who served between the years 84-89 I hope you are all doing well. I miss the times we had both good and bad. The memories of a life time were forged on that ship. We worked hard and played harder. God bless |
Rich, Will | EM3 | Sep 20, 1984 – Dec 28, 1985 | E | |
Hafen, David | SN | Oct 15, 1984 – Mar 3, 1987 | Ops/Electronics | |
Fischer, Eric | EM2 | Nov 1984 – Dec 1986 | ||
Daniel, David | ET1 | Nov 1984 – Mar 1987 | OE01 | Great crew, GREAT TIME! |
Daniel, David | ET1 | Nov 11, 1984 – May 1, 1987 | OPS | |
Burns, Cary | QM1 (SW) | Dec 2, 1984 – Dec 1989 | OPS | This was my 1st ship. Spent 5 years onboard. Remember the great crew we had lots of good parties. Hugo, Boston, Harrier recovery, Bonefish rescue op; Just a few of the many ops we did. |
Davis, Johnny | EMCS | 1985 – 1990 | E | The best 5 years of a 20 year carrear. I will remember the Petrel until my last days. |
Crawford, John [crawdad] | BM | 1985 – 1989 | Deck | |
Hamburg, Ray ![]() | seaman | 1985 – 1988 | deck | The best memories of my life was spent aboard this ship. I still dream about the Petrel till this day. I miss all you guys! View 'now' Photo |
Mattox, Richard | SN | 1985 – 1987 | DECK | Hardest partying I've ever done. Great bunch of guys in Deck department- Head, Cannup, Thompson, LA , MC VanDine and the rest were, for the most part, great guys. |
Shanholtzer, David | HM1 | 1985 – 1989 | Diving Locker | Great opportunity to serve with a bunch of dedicated hardworking guys. We worked and played hard, from overhaul in Boston to towing NR1 to Libya, lot of memories. |
Kiser, Terry | MMCS SW/DV | Jan 6, 1985 – Feb 7, 1989 | Great time, great friends and loads of memories. Any one remember our overhaul in Boston or the little storm called Hugo. What about the Bonefish fire. Vandine, Johnson, Bryant, Lamont, Hacket, Doc Crash. Hope your all doing well. | |
Bryant, Charlie | E9 | May 1985 – Oct 1991 | dc/sw | |
Peerson, Jack | MR1 | Sep 1985 – Oct 1990 | A-Gang | |
Peerson, Jack | MR1 | Sep 18, 1985 – Oct 11, 1990 | A-Gang | Coming From a newer DD to the Petrel,,, well lets just say it was culture shock. One good thing, It helped me make my mind up to get the hell out !! Miss u guys but i dont miss Hugo Laterz |
Smith, William | EN1 | Oct 1985 – Nov 1985 | Engineering | I enjoyed my tour and all the personnel I worked with. |
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