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USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740). 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 170 crew members registered for the USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1993 | 1994 – 1997 | 1998 – 2002 | 2003 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin, Ricarte | EM2/SS | 1994 – 1998 | Posting to say whats up? | |
| Smith, Leonard | IC2(SS) | 1994 – Aug 1996 | Interior Communications | IC all the way. What's up Master Chief |
| Courson, Gump | ET1 | 1994 – 1998 | RC | Hey to everyone. Out but no regrets. Went to west coast to become fast boat tough. Now with Southern Nuclear as a Senior Reactor Operator. Jay a pilot that's cool. contact at 4coursons@msn.com especially you Aaric |
| Wilhelm, Brian | MS2 (SS) | 1994 – 1998 | Food Service | |
| Garcia, Harold | TM3/SS | Jan 5, 1994 – Mar 1999 | Torpedo/Tactical Department | |
| Strom, Scott | CS1 | Jan 21, 1994 – Jun 11, 1996 | CS1 | |
| Sanders, Mike | TM3 | Feb 1, 1994 – Jul 1, 1997 | Torpedo | |
| Jones, Danny | MMC(SS) | Feb 2, 1994 – Jul 30, 2001 | I had an awesome experience on the Rock, I want to thank all of those who built such a great legacy which makes me swell up with keen sense of pride everytime i think about my time aboard. Sam Shanks, Ray G, Big Earl, roll call. | |
| Arch, J.d | FT | Feb 10, 1994 – Oct 10, 1998 | FT | The "Yalla" Squad baby |
| Slaughter, Thom (Sarge) | MM1(SS) | Mar 23, 1994 – Dec 21, 1996 | M | |
| Kidd, Chad | LT | May 1994 – May 1997 | Various | |
| Masters, Anthony (Tj) | FT2 | May 1994 – Jul 1996 | FT | My first pre-com and T-hull. Where I learned how well you can know a boat when you see everything built. Great FT Div. |
| Weber, Shawn | SK3 | May 15, 1994 – Jul 30, 1997 | Supply | Plankowner; great times, best friends, and memories that will last forever. |
| Dobrovolny, Frank | STS3 | Jul 1994 – Jun 1997 | Sonar | |
| James, John | STS3 | Jul 1994 – Oct 1996 | sonar | |
| Rankin, Ernest | ET2 | Aug 21, 1994 – Jan 19, 1999 | Communications | |
| Cornish, Bryan | ETC(SS) | Sep 1994 – Jul 1999 | RC | Good boat, better crew. Thanks to CO Daugherty for the hookup to NPTU. West Coast isn't as much fun w/o the Liquordome or the Royal Mile! |
| Nusbaum, Brian | TM2 | Nov 1994 – May 5, 1997 | Torpedo | |
| Rudloff, Nevin "Rudy" | ET2(SS) | Nov 7, 1994 – Jul 3, 1997 | IC | ET2(SS) RUDLOFF PLANKOWNER ORDER OF THE HELM SAYS HELLO TO ALL OF MY SHIPMATES ON THE ORIGIONAL CREW!!! |
Dempsey, Jeff "Dempsey Dawg"  | ET1/SS | 1995 – 1998 | Comms | Great crew to serve with. Great division. Always in trouble together! lol. Some of em took themselves a little to seriously but it was still a great place to serve. |
| Williams, Ron | MM3 | Feb 1995 – Sep 1998 | Torpedo | Man thinking back to the days on Rhode Islands brings back some good times. some of the best times in my life. Best ship mates i could ever ask for. well only ship mates i had being that i was on shore duty after that. really good times |
| Welch, Michael (Moose) | MTCS/SS | Mar 1995 – Nov 1998 | Weapons Dept LCPO | Started stamping names in MCC floor trim. Took major heat for diving boat saying Dive, Dive, take her down take her deep down to where the fishes sleep in Davy Jones's With SUBLANT onboard. Loved this boat |
| Murphy, Mike Qball | E4/ET3 | Mar 5, 1995 – Aug 14, 1998 | Navigation | Hey Guys, I saw 2 old friends on this list, Ron Williams and Frank (Dobo) Dobrovolny. I wonder what is going on with you and other guys in our group of fools. A shout out to you all |
| Regert, Kevin | ETC(SS) | Jun 1995 – Feb 1997 | Reactor Controls | Just looking for old shipmates |
| Speight, Donald | EM!/SS | Sep 1, 1995 – Nov 15, 1998 | Electrical | Would like to hear from anyone. |
| Manville, Ryan | LT | Oct 1995 – Oct 1998 | Various | |
| Daniels, Charles | YN2(SS) | Nov 1995 – Apr 15, 1999 | Admin | |
| Distler, John | SKC | 1996 – 2005 | Supply | Best boat on the waterfront. For me to do two tours. Maybe a third tour? Gold crew was the best though. "A" Div, I can't say enough about you guys. The best Division on board besides mine. Still hate talking on the 1MC. Damn waters |
| Johnson, Gene | ET1/ATC | 1996 – 1998 | NAV ET | |
| Williams, Greg | EMC/SS | 1996 – 1999 | E Divison | Unforgettable experiences and a great crew! Good to see that Jay Haddock is doing well and happy for Gump in his civilian life. Anyone hear from Scott Seddon in his LDO career? |
| Caldwell, Dan | LT | Apr 23, 1996 – Jun 5, 1999 | Machinery, Reactor Control, Communication, Auxiliary | |
| Edmonds, Thad | MM1 | Jun 1996 – Aug 2003 | M/RL | |
| Sweatt, Melvin | MMC(SS/SW) | Jun 19, 1996 – Sep 30, 2000 | Aux | |
| Stukes, Robert | MM3/SS | Nov 1996 – Apr 2000 | A-Gang | Great times. Yeah, I griped a little while there but I'll never find a better group of guys than the ones I served with on "The Rock." |
| Reed, Jeremy | STSC(SS/DV) | Nov 2, 1996 – Jul 2, 2002 | SONAR | Best boat ever. Great friends, great crew, great captain(Menzella)! |
| Aguirre, Ruben "Iggy" | MM2/SS | Nov 10, 1996 – Jan 24, 2002 | STR8 UP A-GANG | WOW WHAT COULD I SAY I ALWAYS THINK BACK TO THAT BOT WE HAD IT GGOD SOME OF THE BEST SHIPMATES EVER AND LEARNED FROM ALOT OF PEOPLE THE FAST ATTACK WORLD AN RECRUITING WORLD ARE SO DIIFFERENT FROM THE ROCK MISS KICKIN IT IN THE SONAR SHACK AND ERML |
| Joseph, Brian | EMC/SS | Dec 1, 1996 – Dec 1, 2001 | Electrical | Made Chief on the RI! |
| Sapp, Jason | ET2 | 1997 – 2003 | NAV | |
| Brewton, Russell | MM | Jan 15, 1997 – Jun 15, 2000 | A Division | |
| Taylor, Oscar Aka Rasta Mon | MM3 | Mar 2, 1997 – Feb 8, 2000 | A-Gang | It was a new experience for me. I learned alot on the sweet ship lollipop. I'm A-gang for life!!! I'm currently a MK2 in the U.S Coast Guard at Station Mayport Fl. |
| Steiner, Cob | CMDCM(SS) | Mar 11, 1997 – Dec 1999 | COB | You guys were the best! You guys pulled through some really tough times and were the "E" boat by far! I am always proud to say I'm a Rhole Island Sailor. My table always has room for a shipmate so stop by. |
| Harrison, John (Dirty) | MS2/MS1 | Mar 22, 1997 – Sep 10, 2002 | MS DIVISION | Wow I had GREAT times with OC now CSCS(SS) Oliver Carr Soon to be COB in Washington....Had some good days and bad. Glad to See ADM (Sel) Kriete..Well Deserved. Now I am advanced to CWO2 on my way to Norfolk, WASP (FSO) |
| Kanetzky, John | YN1 | Apr 1997 – May 2000 | Admin | |
| Rainey, Chris "The Rainman" | CS1 | May 1997 – Sep 2001 | MS | Hey Guys Miss the partying maybe we can do it again on the way to Norfolk now.. |
| Mmcs (Ss) Dye, Keith | MMCS (SS) | May 1997 – Oct 2001 | A Gang | What a great time I had on this boat. I want to thank all the sailors that worked for me and with me. We accomplished so much and usually had fun doing it. I am very proud of the men you have all become. A toast!!!! |
| Stachurski, Thom "Ski" | MM2/SS | Aug 1997 – Sep 17, 2001 | A- gang | Miss my friends, going to guam. having a good time. |
| Carreira, Bill | ETCS(SS) | Aug 1997 – Jan 2002 | Navigation | Had a great time on this boat. I retired from here in 2002. Will never forget the 9/11 patrol! |
| Lawrence, Rich | ET2(ss) | Aug 1997 – May 2001 | Nav | Still miss the good times on the island. Best group of guys ever. I wish I wouldve never left. Stupid motorcycles! |
| Hoffman, Perry | ET2(SS) | Sep 1997 – Sep 17, 2004 | Communication | Living it large in Norway. Miss the crew, and believe it or not, the boat. |
| Perry, Hoffman | ET2 | Sep 5, 1997 – Sep 5, 2001 | Radio | |
| Haynes, Patrick | MT2\\SS | Oct 1997 – Sep 2000 | Strategic Weapons | Great Times, Great Crew |
| Michaelson, Justin | MT2(SS) | Oct 25, 1997 – Dec 22, 2001 | STRATEGIC FIRE CONTROL | The boat was a blast, we did some great things and had some good and bad times. It was my first ship but I believe we had the worst C.O. out there and he is now the K-BAY base C.O. We also had a wonderful skipper by the name of Vito Menzella. But as |
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