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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS South Carolina (CGN 37). 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 947 crew members registered for the USS South Carolina (CGN 37).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – 1993 | 1994 – 1995 | 1996 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macke, Vincent P. | MM1 | 0000 – | M | |
| Thompson, Aaron | OS1(SW/AW) | 0000 – Nov 21, 1999 | OI | The SOCAR was my introduction into the Navy and I don't think I could have been on a better ship with a better group of people! Go Navy. |
| Smith, Nick | E5/YEOMAN | May 15, 1900 – Sep 14, 1993 | X | Served on the USS South Carolina from May 1990 to September 1993. Hoping to find buddies to remember the old times. |
| Delacruz, Mac | E6 PO1. | 1970 – 1972 | SupplyDivision | I am just enjoying the beautiful place of Florida. |
| Brown, James | Lt | 1971 – 1974 | MPA | Loved my time |
| Mudgett, Russ | IC1 | 1972 – Dec 31, 1974 | RE | Plankowner/Pre-Commissioning On watch at electrical panel when #2 reactor went critical for the first time. |
| Haberle, James | ETR2 | 1972 – 1975 | rc | Plankowner |
| Kanitz, Roger | MM3 | 1972 – | M Div | Capt Neal was a great captain. He knew the crew on a first name basis. The Circ pump and the Delaval were my home. |
| Wilkerson, James(Wilkie) | FTG 1 | Mar 1972 – May 1974 | Fox | Loved my time onboard working on MK 86FCS |
| Alder, Joe | MM3 | Jun 1972 – Sep 1977 | M | The SOCAR is always in my heart. |
| Haskell, Ed | CWO | Sep 1972 – Dec 1975 | M, A | Plank Owner. Initial Precom Crew |
| Peterson, Richard "Pete" | IC 1 | Oct 6, 1972 – Dec 18, 1974 | RE | Plank Owner. Member of the first increment of the Pre-Commissioning Crew, attached to the USS California. Served as ship's Technical Librarian intitially, later as shift Leading Electrician. Received an early out to return to college at SDSU. |
| Gardella, Richard (Andy) | YNSN | Nov 14, 1972 – Aug 30, 1974 | first striker to serve eng logrm yn one of the originals can't forget those glen garden apts | |
| Marvin, Rick | RM2 | 1973 – 1975 | communications | Plankowner, very first radioman assigned to the PCU they put us up at Heritage Apartments in Hampton...we had a lot of fun there...saw a lot of concerts |
| Oswalt, Larry | IC1 | 1973 – 1977 | E | Plankowner |
| Adkins, Aubrey W. | EWC | 1973 – 1976 | OI | Plankowner |
| Johnston, Michael | MM2 | 1973 – 1977 | M | Just curious about this gray lady that I am a plank owner |
| Neste, Carl | LIEUTENANT | 1973 – 1976 | Fox Officer | |
| Watson, Gregory | EM2 | 1973 – 1975 | RE | I remember listening to the noise of shipbuilding and watching the ship come to life with great crewmates. Going to sea, traveling to the Carribean and northern Europe and then being transferred while in London to go to another precom unit-the IKE. |
| Martin, Ray E. "rem" | ETR-2 | 1973 – 1975 | RO | A green kid who learn to have GREAT Friends - O' how I remember the sounds of the engineroom and standing Throttle Watch and setting at the RC Panel or Control Alley - I do remember Richover's (sp) visit . . . and the North Atlantic Cruis |
| Noggle, John | ETR3 | 1973 – 1977 | Reactor Controls | I was in the precommissioning unit and a plank owner. My main job was to be the RC Division clerk and stand watches in the engineroom. It was a good ship and a good crew. One of the more interesting times of my life. |
| Lennox, Barry | DSC | Jan 2, 1973 – Feb 2, 1976 | Plankowner | |
| Newman, Ricky | MM2 | Mar 1973 – Jun 1976 | A GANG | PLANK OWNER GREAT TIMES |
| Brown, Caron | EM1 | Apr 1973 – Feb 1978 | RE | Plankowner. Pre-com unit. Made lots of friends, saw lots of ports - favorite was Haifa Israel. On watch, 1EPCP that fatefull Sunday morn off Sicily with dual plant scrams; boy it's quiet in the engine room, no engines running, only the hiss of ste |
| Burnett, Steven | HT2 | Apr 1973 – 1975 | A Gang | Plank owner. Drove the bus :) Transferred to USS Hunley in Goose Creek, SC. Discharged in 1979. Worked at Chas. Naval SY until 2004 where I retired. Currently living in Jacksonville, FL (2011). |
| Simmonds, James | MM2 | Apr 1973 – Dec 31, 1975 | Pre Com Comand | Plank Owner. Served on the pre commissioning ship while being built in the Shippyard. Took her out on sea trials and good will trip to Charleston, S.C. Got off just before her first trip to Europe. Wish I had made that! |
| Carpenter, Chris (Carp Or Carpy) | MM1 | Apr 20, 1973 – Aug 1, 1977 | M Division | Had a nice time for being in the Navy. Met some good guys while building,testing and sailing to Europe,Med,Ft Laud,St Thomas,Rio etc.Wished I could have visited before scrapping.Nice that the bow is now part of a park . |
| McEntyre, Glenn | ETR2 | May 5, 1973 – Sep 1, 1975 | RC | Plank Owner- Remember being throttle-man watch during sea-and anchor -detail in Gitmo (1975), and going DIW. Remember getting BEDQ quals from the "old salts" in the Jefferson's Bar next to our pre-com dungeon(basement) in Newport News |
| Weaverling, Edward | MM2 | Jun 1973 – Aug 1975 | M | Plankowner. 2nd tour aboard 3/84 till 9/87. |
| Bump, Robert | EM3 | Jun 1973 – Nov 1976 | E(nuc) E(ElectricShop) | Plankowner. Anyone remember "The Triangle" at West & 37th? Street? |
| Kremm, Frank | MM2 | Jun 1973 – Aug 1975 | M | Plankowner - Ships Force Turnover Crew for Rx/Eng Spaces w/Denny Duvall, drew 1st bubble in #1 pressurizer, collapsed the 1st bubble in #2. Assigned to #2MMR. Sad to think that Socar is gone..great lady..great friends..great memories..best to all |
| Stevens, William (Wes) | EM2 | Jun 1973 – May 1976 | RE | Second increment PCU. Very Versatile platform. Sorry to see it leave service while still young. Ft. Lauderdale and the Virgin Islands - Spring of 75. What a voyage! |
| Allured, Bruce/red | MM2 | Jun 1973 – Oct 14, 1978 | ||
| Kovacs, Steve | ET-1 | Jun 1973 – Dec 15, 1976 | RC | I took #1 reactor critical for the first time in NNSDC. Half the crew was sick coming back from St. Thomas on one of Capt Neal's 'island visit's", Noggle and Stankiewisz couldn't even take logs. I was RT. XO helio'd me of |
| Baldwin, Mark | MM1 | Jun 1973 – Aug 1977 | M | Many memories, including PreComm |
| Javarone, Mark | EM1 | Jun 1, 1973 – Dec 2, 1976 | E | Plank owner |
| Wyant, Terry | OSC | Jun 15, 1973 – Jul 1978 | OI | On Ship five full years - longest of original Chiefs. Have one copy of Commissioning booklet. (25Jan'75). Then designated DLGN 37. Good people all, oil costs kept Nuclear too many days away from Home Port of NORVA. |
| Nehrbass, Richard | FTM2 | Jul 1973 – Jan 1978 | Weapons | Had some good times, had some bad times, but wouldn't trade the experience for anything. |
| Wyant, Terry | OSC | Jul 1973 – Jul 1978 | Operations Intelligence | |
| Dandurand, Kenneth | HT1 | Sep 1, 1973 – Sep 1, 1977 | R | Plankowner. It was fun to build, fun to sail, and sad to see her hull barren in Washington state. |
| Burleson, Jerry | HT/2 | Sep 1, 1973 – Jun 15, 1975 | A | Plank owner,precomm. Went from Carolina to U.S.S. L.Y. Spear AS-36. Medical discharge(leg). Moved to San Diego worked as civilian subcontractor, lots of work on lots more Navy ships. Now in Lubbock, Texas |
| Dandurand, Kenneth | HT1 | Sep 30, 1973 – Sep 30, 1977 | A | Was on Pre-Com unit and spent the next 4 years on board her. Loved the ship and her crew. All of them. The CO during pre-Com and first CO on the SOCAR was Capt, Neel, the relief and second CO was Capt. Simonton. Would love to have served under either one |
| Plummer, James F. | OS1 to OSC | Oct 1973 – Apr 1977 | OI | Plankowner, was the second OS to report to the PCU |
| Harris, Jerry | GMM1 | Oct 1973 – Aug 1976 | G | Plankowner |
| Gentner, Terry "bear" | STGCS | Oct 1973 – Jul 1975 | AS | Precom/com. When the word came out that she would remain on the East coast, I started seriously plotting how to get back to PAC fleet. Out of colonys and back to the West. Retired out of MOTU 5 SD in 78. |
| Baird, David | YN3 | Oct 1973 – Dec 1975 | G Division & X Division | Pre-comm unit through a shipyard availability in Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA |
| McCurley, Mike | GMT1 | Nov 26, 1973 – May 21, 1977 | ASW | Attached to Precomissioning unit, Sea Trials, Assigned to ASW division. Arrived GMT3 advanced to GMT1. |
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