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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Canopus (AS 34). 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 729 crew members registered for the USS Canopus (AS 34).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1965 | 1966 – 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 – 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Shane, Gerald | MT3 | 1966 – 1967 | weapons | |
Robinson, Roy | E-5 | 1966 – 1968 | E | My first sea duty after boot camp. I was an E Division motion picture film inspector for about four months. |
Burkett, Eugene | ENC | 1966 – 1969 | Dad was stationed aboard the Canopus . We enjoyed living in Rota Spain as his family. I am his son. He was statioed aboard the Canopus from 1966-1969. We enjoyed our many associations with the crew and families of the Canopus. Dad has passed on. | |
Therrien, Dan | MR2 | 1966 – 1970 | R-2 | Went with her from Charleston to Rota, stayed with her, and brought her home again. Got off in Bremerton. |
Shaw, William | SH1 | 1966 – 1967 | S-3 | Plank Owner |
Pezzullo, Tony(Pizza) | mm3 | 1966 – 1970 | m division | |
Catano, Juan | CS2 | 1966 – | CS | |
Meek, Max | SFM2 | Jan 20, 1966 – Apr 18, 1969 | R1 | Come aboard in Jan. 1966 working on the Boat deck,went to R1 division working in the teflon and lag shop.Lots of good memories aboard ship and in Rota,Spain.Left for discharge in April 1969 just after the USS Holland arrived. |
Carlough, Tom | EN2 | Feb 1966 – May 1970 | A gang | Many found memories of a great ship and shipmates. Rota-Root'n to Bremerton. |
Costine, Eugene | ET1 | Mar 1966 – Feb 1967 | W5 | |
Ford, Larry | MM3 | Apr 1966 – Aug 1968 | R2 | |
Sellers, Ted | MM2 | Apr 2, 1966 – Jun 1, 1971 | R-2 | Spent some of the best days of my life on board the Canopus. I picked her up in Charleston-sailed to Lisbon then to Rota. I left her 5 years later when she was in Holyloch. Worked in shop 38. Hey to Dennis and Larry. God bless you all. |
Sweet, Paul | DC3 | Jun 15, 1966 – Jun 20, 1968 | R3 Hull Repair Carpenter/Pattern Shop | Went aboard in Charleston, S.C.- at NAD. Then to Rota, Spain, 16th Sub Sqd.6th Fleet. Alot of good times. Last one off the Scorpion USS 589 ssn June 67. |
Thompson, Sam | YN3 | Jul 4, 1966 – Sep 7, 1970 | COMSUBRON16, Capt. Office, Personnel Office | Best Duty ever!! Lived in Chipiona with other Canopus/COMSUBRON16 friends. Have pictures of Chipiona as it is today. email for pix. |
Ford, Larry | MM3 | Sep 1966 – Aug 1968 | R-2 Outside Machine Shop | TDU, ASW 619, 617, Shaft Seal, PL Valves, Missle Flood Valve, Lead Accumulator...sound familiar? Best to all my shipmates during those great years, especially in ROTA! |
Farling, Alan | SN TO DM2 | Oct 1966 – Oct 1968 | RT & RS | Worked in the Chem Lab and then the Drafting Shop. Life ashore was great, made frequent trips to the Costa de Sol in the summers. |
Grandy, Ben | ET1 | Nov 2, 1966 – Apr 28, 1969 | RT R4 | |
Duncan, Larry | RM2 | Dec 14, 1966 – Jul 14, 1969 | Operations | Radio room watch supvervisor. Worked with Cam Yates, Paul Kimsey, Roger Lampher, Dennis Altobelle, Doug Haas, Tom Recker, Jerry Connors, Ed Eck, P A Proch, G E O'Donnell, O H Sowell, Gordon Pippin, R P Nelson, Jack Stewart, H E Flick, etc. |
White, Robert | EM-3 | 1967 – 1969 | E | |
Smith, Jack | CORPSMAN | 1967 – 1967 | Sickbay | I came on board for only a few months before they sent me to Camp Lejune to switch me over to the Marines. I didn't meet many people on the Canopus, just the ones that went through sickbay and the other Corpsman |
Albright, James | ETN2 | 1967 – 1969 | RT | Worked in the Cal Lab. Also served a short period as mess decks MAA. |
Robinson, John | MR2 | 1967 – 1969 | R2 | First Duty Station Rota, Spain |
Nerf, Greg | Petty officer 3rd Class | Apr 11, 1967 – Jul 26, 1969 | Engineering | Was DJ on radio station. Nerf D' Surf, on ship's softball team for 2 years. Was Administrative Petty Officer for engineering. Loved Rota Spain, great duty. |
Robbins, Ted | IC2 | Apr 17, 1967 – Oct 22, 1969 | E | Canopus in Rota, Spain was an unforgetable experience that will remain dear to my heart for the rest of my life. |
Reed, Chris "Brooklyn Benny" | E3 (GUNNER\'S MATE) | May 1967 – Jan 1969 | Armory | WSTC and so many good people helped me out back then. (Any WSTC tapes out there?) I was miserable on that "ship," the one that never sails. I was a USMM, already sailed halfway around the world and I ended up on a floating hotel. Oh well. |
Quatse, Ronald | EN2 | May 15, 1967 – Aug 19, 1969 | R2 | hydraulics and neumatics shop,lived off base with my wife, had our first child born in the base hosp., member of the rota rod and gun club on base. |
O'Connor, Chuck | EN 3 | Jun 1967 – Jan 1969 | A | Rota was wild.Tokyo Bar,Florida Bar ,Trips to red Light Dist. of Jerez.San Migual and Cruz Campo beer.15 P.wine(good) 25 P. Wine (best). Can't forget $.25 Heineken's at the E.M. Club. Wild Times ! |
Morgan, Robert | EN2 (E-5) | Jun 1967 – Apr 1970 | A division | |
Nemeth, Chuck | MM1(SS) | Jul 31, 1967 – Apr 18, 1969 | Rad Con | |
Downs, Bill | BM3 | Oct 1967 – Jun 21, 1969 | 1ST | I HAVE A LOT OF FOND MEMORIES OF ROTA AND ALL OF MY FRIENDS ON CANOPUS. IF ANY OF THE CREW WHO TOOK HER TO BREMERTON IN 69 WANT TO CONTACT ME I CAN BE REACHED AT BMCSW@HOTMAIL.COM |
Smith, Charles | SFM3 | Oct 1967 – Apr 1969 | R1 | |
Villarreal, Mike | YN3 | Oct 15, 1967 – May 3, 1969 | X | I served as Yeoman in the Captain's Office, and also worked as a part-time DJ in the ship's radio station. |
Villarreal, Mike | YN3 | Oct 15, 1967 – May 3, 1969 | X | I served as Yeoman in the Captain's Office. |
Manning, Don | SN/DME | Oct 15, 1967 – May 6, 1969 | 1st | I operated the starboard forward travel crane/coxswain/signalman/deck maintenance engineer(swabbed the decks) |
Gillespie, Hyde "gil" | CPL | Dec 10, 1967 – Jul 30, 1969 | Marine Det. | I reported aboard Canopus from duty with 1st Battalion 4th Marines in Vietnam - spit polish and all, the duty and Spain were a delightful change. |
Bowers, Dallas "big D" | YN3 | Dec 15, 1967 – Apr 20, 1969 | 3RD | I was the yeoman for the Deck Department, working for Lt. Whitaker, and Bosn Gainey. Man, what a great time that was there is Rota. Lots of travel and good friends. |
Huntington, Fred | TMC | 1968 – 1970 | missile handling | fine tour of duty |
Elliott, David | SA | 1968 – 1972 | Deck Apes | I'd like to shout out to "Willie the Boats". My best wishes to all our armed services.... |
Busch, Denny | EM-3 | 1968 – Apr 1971 | Electrical Repair | |
Harris, Hairy | 1968 – 1969 | got on in rota spain off in panama canal still getting paycheck from fall | ||
Wise, Francis Sonny | en3 | 1968 – 1970 | a | |
Morris, Robert | EM3 | 1968 – 1971 | R3 Division | |
Stclair, Stephen | TM 2 | 1968 – 1970 | W 1 | MK 45 Shop |
Keith, Greg | BM3 | 1968 – Jun 1971 | 2nd Division | Best time of my life. Was a crane operator in Second Division and small boat coxswain. Made some lifelong friendships. |
Keith, Greg | BM-3 | Mar 1968 – Jun 1971 | Second | Had a great time while serving on board. Oh Rota,what a place. Then on to Bremerton then Gitmo and on to Holy Loch. Best 3 years of my life. I would like to hear from some of my shipmates. |
Ron Peck, Quickdraw | SFM-3 | Mar 1968 – May 1970 | R-1 | |
Hoadley, Don | MM3 | May 1968 – Sep 1970 | Started in Hydraulic Shop, ended in Engine Room | Hydraulic Shop was a bad fit for me, but the fumes were kool! Became Engineering Supply Petty Officer in Engineering. I was made for that job. ShellBack in Feb1970. Enjoyed Bremerton. Went to FDR CVA-42 instead of Scot |
Antosy, Jim | DPSN - DP1 | May 1, 1968 – Feb 17, 1980 | XD and S8 | This was my first ship and my last ship. Remeber the trip from Rota to Bremerton and then to Holly Loch. Came back on board in Rota in 1976. Lots of great memories of Rota and Scotland and the rain in Bremerton. |
Shingara, Tim | RM2 | Jun 1968 – Jan 1970 | ||
Wilfred, Mike | os1 | Jul 1968 – Oct 1971 | 1st | |
Hopkins, Wayne | ML2 | Jul 1, 1968 – Dec 1, 1971 | R1 | Supervisor of Foundry in R1. Had a great time in Spain and Scotland. Would like to hear from some of the guys that served in R1 during this time frame. Be proud of and support our servicemen/women, some are giving the ultimate sacrifice. |
Kirby, Jerry | TMSN | Jul 1, 1968 – Dec 31, 1970 | w1 | looking for old shipmates |
Burke, William | MT2 | Aug 10, 1968 – Apr 4, 1971 | MISSILE/LAUNCHER | First of two tours aboard Canopus. This one covered Rota and Holy Loch. |
Chisholm, Robert | MT2 | Sep 1968 – Feb 1970 | Weapons | I served aboard Canopus in Rota and was on board for the great journey to Bremerton for retrofit to Poseidon. Great times- much better than 2nd tour aboard Proteus in Guam that followed. |
Boyett, Mike | EN4 | Sep 1968 – Feb 9, 1972 | R-4 Antenna Shop | What a great experience I had in rota to bremerton to A-school and back to Charleston for the trip to Holylock Married a girl from dunoon nad have 3 kids and 4 grandkids e-mail if we served together |
Beyer, Mike | MM2 | Sep 10, 1968 – Apr 5, 1972 | RC | DENNIS HINES RINGS A BELL. I THINK HE WAS SUPPLY P.O. ROTA AND HOLY LOCH WERE GREAT. |
Harris, Hairy | Sep 10, 1968 – 1969 | r1 | rota spain you just had to be there to know | |
Leverich, Richard | IC3 | Sep 15, 1968 – Apr 6, 1970 | E | |
Kahoe, John | TM1 | Sep 15, 1968 – Dec 15, 1970 | W-1 | Promoted to TMC in 1978, promoted to CWO-2 in 1984. bum knee required I retire from Naval Reserve in 1987 as CWO-3. |
Hill, Daniel | E3 | Oct 1968 – Jan 1970 | Ops | |
Dunkle, James | SN | Oct 1968 – Sep 1970 | 3Rd,XCPO,1ST | Got on board in Rota went to Bremerton, Gitmo and Holy Loch |
Walton, Larry | BM3 | Oct 1968 – May 1971 | 3rd Division Boat Ops | Looking for old shipmates |
Read, Steven "Steve" | ET1 | Dec 18, 1968 – Aug 3, 1971 | RT | Arrived on USS Canopus in 68. Worked in RT division, Electronics Calibration Lab (FECL). Tour lasted from Rota, Spain, Bremerton, WA for overhaul, Holy Loch, Scotland. Also on USS Enterprise (65-67). USS Canopus (68-71). Schools Command, New London, |
Read, Steven M. | ETR1 | Dec 18, 1968 – Aug 3, 1971 | R4? | Like to hear from others in the division and the Metrology lab. |
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