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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Simon Lake (AS 33). 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 1341 crew members registered for the USS Simon Lake (AS 33).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1964 | 1965 – 1967 | 1968 – 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 – 1976 | 1977 | 1978 – 1979 | 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Johnson, Philip | 1975 – 1976 | S8 | ||
Dilella, Frank | DS2 | 1975 – 1977 | Enjoyed my time in Rota. Recognized several DP's on this site. Would like to contact them | |
Selby, Bud | HT2 | 1975 – 1979 | R1 | |
Smith, Al | Sk4 | 1975 – Jan 1, 1978 | Supply | |
Baker, Michael J | HT3 | 1975 – 1978 | R1 | Shout out to shipfitters shop.. . Only 3 things a HT couldn't fix is "a broken heart, a busted cherry or the crack of dawn ! |
Griffin, David | SK2 | Jan 1, 1975 – Jul 27, 1976 | ||
Lieberman, Steven | OM2 | Jan 8, 1975 – Jun 23, 1978 | R-2 | Worked in the Optical Shop X35A, R-2 Div. Rota,Spain and Charleston, SC |
Corbett, Jj | ET1(RET) | Feb 1975 – Nov 1979 | ||
Almos, Bob | DP3-DP2 | Feb 15, 1975 – Jun 7, 1977 | ADP | I always wonder what happened to the Colonel. |
Lockwood, George | DPSN | Mar 1975 – Jan 1979 | Repair Office | Reported in Rota, Spain. Had a great time there. Came back to Charleston and ended service there. Still ive and work in Charleston. |
Griffn, David | SK2 | Mar 5, 1975 – Jul 30, 1978 | S-1 and S-6 | |
Harris, Larry | HT1 | Mar 8, 1975 – Dec 10, 1976 | carpenter shop/ sail loft | IN ROTA WORKED IN CARPENTER SHOP FOR A WHILE THEN TO THE SAIL LOFT, CHAIR COVERS FOR SUBS. WENT TO SHORE PATROL/BASE POLICE. CROSSED TO AS-34 ON DEC.1976 STAYED BASE POLICE UNTIL EARLY 1978. HAD A WONDERFULL TIME IN ROTA., AND CAMPING ARCOS |
Farley, Mike | H.T.3 | Apr 24, 1975 – Dec 11, 1978 | R-1 (X-11A) Shipfitter shop | Remember mess duty in the Chief's mess (had it made!), doing zinc inspections on the SSBN's, HT3 Schuring, HT2 Ward, HT2 Watkins, Chief Yell, going to a Captains Mast as a E-2 as a witness and being scared to death!! |
Board, Tim | E6 / IM1 | Jun 1975 – Aug 1980 | R2 | Fleet Mechanical Calibration Lab |
Goodnough, Ronald | MM3 | Jul 1975 – Aug 1977 | A Gang | Worked in O2N2 shop, Rota Spain, had alot of fun once we got away from Rota. Sailed back to Charelston S.C. to dry dock. Transfered to USS Sellers DDG 11 and within 2 months she was put in dry dock next to the Simon Lake |
Riutzel, Greg | MM 2 | Jul 1975 – Oct 1976 | Engine Room | Best duty in the Navy. |
Hoy, Robert | SK2 | Jul 1, 1975 – Sep 22, 1977 | SUPPLY | Got on her in Rota. Enjoyed Spain and did some traveling. Didn't come back to Charleston on her, flew back on the advance team to get things set up for the overhaul. |
Lopez-saavedra, Wilfredo | Commander | Jul 1, 1975 – 1976 | Sick Bay | Sick Bay Department Head. Ship startioned at Rota Naval Base, Enjoyed life in Spain. Wonderful crew. Good relation with Spanish naval officers. |
Gifford, Ed | EM | Aug 1975 – Jan 1977 | R3-51A | On board in Rota. Cross-decked to Canon us. Loved Spanish culture is not those days. Have been back several times since. Lots of changes but still love the Moscatel from Chipiona and the cheese. Electrician still. |
Elliott, Mike | MMI | Sep 1975 – Nov 1978 | R-5 RadCon | Rota - to the yards in Charleston - to the Weapons Station at N. Charleston |
Dunlop, Stephen | MR2 | Sep 1975 – Feb 1979 | R-5 | Hello Mike & George |
Reynolds, Harry | E3 | Sep 1, 1975 – 1976 | E division | Fred, Don Bobby, John Koch anyone there. |
Korbe, George | MR2 | Sep 16, 1975 – Jan 15, 1977 | R-5 RADCON | |
Mercer, Tom | SH2 | Sep 21, 1975 – Dec 18, 1978 | Supply | Got on her in Rota and then on to Charleston, wish i had stayed in Rota. Ran the Dry cleaning shop. Ships store and worked the Gedunk stand when i first got on board. I loved Rota and had a great time traveling around spain. |
Kuchinsky, Mike "ski" | YN3 | Oct 1975 – May 1979 | Deck then X | Man what a great time I had on the Lake. Came to Rota fresh out of boot, then eventually spoke to YN1 Dave Burtsfield and he got me out of being a deckape and became a Yeoman. Thanks Dave!! Then reenlisted and went to NRD Miami. |
Stayman, Michael | MMS E3 | Oct 1975 – Mar 1977 | Crews (Main) Galley | Cooked up alot of food for you guys. *50 when docked & 1300 when we went out for 2-3 days. "Cold Iron" really sucked. Cold showers, cooking with just grills & ovens. Been looking for other cooks Briggs, Salvatore etc... |
Frank, Les | bt3 | Oct 1, 1975 – Sep 15, 1977 | engineering | boarded the ship in the fall of 1975. docked in Rota, Spain until spring of 1977. sailed to dry dock in Charleston,SC worked in the boiler room oil lab sampling oil and refueling the ship |
Hartsell, John | MT3 | Oct 10, 1975 – Dec 31, 1976 | W-4 | |
Robert, Rickabaugh | HT3 | Nov 1975 – Jul 20, 1979 | R1/ X11A SHIPFITTER SHOP | I GREW UP ON THIS SHIP IN ROTA, CHARLESTON & KINGS BAY. THANKS TO HTC YELL & HT1 O'CONNER. BEST WISHES TO ALL THE CREW MEMBERS WHO SERVED ABOARD HER. |
Jorfi, Lou | MT3 | Nov 1975 – Jan 1976 | W-4 | |
Johnson, Charles | HT 2 | Nov 1975 – Oct 1977 | R-1 Div | Onboard In Rota,Spain |
Church, Curtis | MM2 | Nov 21, 1975 – Jun 2, 1979 | R2 | I was in X31f Hydraulics, ran by Sherman (Dale) Hostetter and later Chief Moller. Closest friend was George Dickson, also Marty Helson, Minus Hargrave, Howard Dobbs, Chris Koeslin, Tom Church, Thomas Day, Roy Barnhart |
Barrera, Andy | HT3 | Dec 9, 1975 – Apr 2, 1979 | R1 | |
Shields, Robert/bob | E-5 MM2 | Dec 25, 1975 – 1976 | "A" Gang ( O2N2) | Great times in Spain. Crossed decked to Canopus. If you e-mail, put AS-33 in subject box! |
Miller, Scott | HT1 | 1976 – 1979 | Rubber & Plastic Shop | Boarded the lake in Rota Spain & sailed back with her to S.C. Any old buddies that are sober by now get ahold of me. My e-mail is Simonlake57@aol.com |
Henning, Mark | EN3 | 1976 – 1980 | A | A-GANG BOAT SHOP, AFTER STEERING, O2N2. ROTA, SPAIN, CHARLESTON, SC AND KINGS BAY,GA TAD, TWR 682 CRAYFISH |
Dennis III, Jimmie | IC3 | 1976 – Apr 28, 1979 | Repair Dept. | I worked in the engineering department . from 1976 to 1977 it was ok but transfered to the repair department early 1977 until I left. I enjoyed my job and the people I worked with from rota spain to Charleston SC . |
Wammes, Whamo | Boatwain's Mate 3rd Class | Jan 1976 – Oct 11, 1978 | Rigging Locker | remember calling it the slimy snake, remember Spain and the surrounding towns, remember how all the bar's were called the American Bar or the Russian Bar, remember a mill stick, use to do all the rigging, remember |
Daniel, David | ETSN | Jan 1976 – Apr 1979 | Weapons | GREAT CREW! |
Withrow, Jackie | MR3 | Jan 1976 – Jul 1979 | R2 | Was aboard in Rota and Charleston. Great times, great buddies. |
Brock, Fred | E-3 | Jan 1, 1976 – Sep 17, 1977 | Engineering-IC Shop | IC man, was aboard in Rota, Spain and rode ship back to Charleston, SC to go into Dry Dock. I am looking for Don Darling, we served during the same time period and got out of the Navy at the same time in Charleston. |
Salyers, Frank | Sa | Jan 3, 1976 – Jan 4, 1979 | Deck | Anyone know me from Charleston Yards? |
Breitkreuz, Brad | DS5 | Jan 10, 1976 – Jul 1, 1979 | S8 | I was on the Simon lake while it was station in Rota Spain. We left about 4months later and returned to Charleston, SC. I left the ship in 1979. Worked on all of the Univac systems, key punches,ect. Currently working IBM |
Reeson, Dan | HT2 | Feb 1976 – May 1979 | R-1 | Flex-hose shop56c My sister came to visit married Tom Boyd hes still my brother-in-law. |
Bartolillo, Vincent ![]() | E2BM | Feb 24, 1976 – | 2nd did division | I was on the Simon Lake in Rota, Spain. Best time of my life. |
Abare, Joe | SK2 | Feb 26, 1976 – Oct 9, 1979 | S5 | Reported aboard in Rota, made great friends and had a great time. Rode her to Charleston and through the yards then on to the first ship at Kings Bay. Got to love Southern hospitality! |
Wilson, Donald F. | MR1 | Mar 1976 – Dec 1976 | R3 | Sound analysis shop......Spain is great......crossdeck to AS-34 |
Cann, James | IM 2 | Mar 3, 1976 – Jun 1979 | R-2 | Would enjoy hearing from my shipmate that remberse James ,Jimmy Cann worked in Typewriter and cal lab miss everyone and had some of my best years back then . text or call 903-952-9864 living in s. TX engbd3@gmail. Com |
Shepardson, Brian "Shep" | SK 2 | Mar 12, 1976 – Oct 5, 1979 | S-1, S-2, & S-5 | Worked with a lot of good shipmates, also played hockey in Spain and a lot of softball for the ship's team in Charleston. |
Evarts, Chris | YN3/YN2 | Apr 1, 1976 – Oct 1, 1979 | X | 4/76 ROTA SP. SNT DECK DIV. TAD TO CSS16 OPS. SAILED TO CHASN SC. ASGND TO PERS OFF AS LEAVE YN THEN YN SCHOOL IN MS. SHIPS OFF CAPTS YN. TAD AGAIN CSS18 ADMIN & FINALLY KINGS BAY REPAIR DEPT YN - WHEW!I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE!! |
Evarts, Christopher | YN2 | Apr 1, 1976 – Oct 1, 1979 | X | Reported CSS16 OPS TAD in Rota-YNSN retd to AS33-Leave YN-Pers Office.After overhaul in Chasn snt TAD to CSS18 ADMIN YN3 retd-AS33 as YN2 in Repair when ship dep for Kings Bay. Our email is moonbeamah@yahoo.com |
Parent, Marc | TMT2 | Apr 4, 1976 – Mar 31, 1979 | W-1 | I reported to the Lake in Rota, Spain, served in SubRon16 for 1 year, rode it back (through the hurricane) to Charleston Naval Shipyard for complex overhaul, went up the river to the FBM site, where I left in 1979. |
Waskow, Craig | IC2 | May 1976 – Sep 1979 | E | Served from Rota to Charleston to Kings Bay in IC shop. |
Antosy, Jim | DP2 | May 1, 1976 – Dec 1977 | S8 | I was looking at some pictures on line and they brought back wonderful memories of our time in Rota. |
Carville, Brian | TM2 | Jun 1976 – Jul 1978 | weapons | |
Clark, Terry | PM1 | Jul 1976 – Nov 1976 | R1 | Loved the Med! When Piedmont AD-17 left Naples I reported to the Lake. Canopus to the rescue and kept on tapa hopping. Wife and I lived in Chipiona and still return often Retired in 93 as CWO4 Again following 2nd career as Labor Relator |
Ingram, John | HT2 | Jul 1, 1976 – Feb 10, 1980 | Damage Control | Served on the Slimy Snake from Rota to KingsBay. Afterwards I said USN never again! But retired from Naval Reserve Chattnooga April 2001. Never say Never. Would like to hear from my shipmates from Damage Control and find out how everyone is doing. |
Perez, Laurent Marc | YN2/YN1 | Aug 1, 1976 – Jun 1, 1979 | X | Worked in the Legal Office and subsequently became Captain's Yeoman and Officers Records Yeoman. Went on to complete 25 years in the Navy. Retired as a Lieutenant Commander in 1997. |
Proctor, William/bill | ET2 | Aug 24, 1976 – Feb 2, 1979 | Radiological Controls(R5) | I served aboard the Lake starting in Rota, Spain, for 5 months. Then we came back to the States enroute to go to the shipyard for refurnish all systems, conversion from Poseidon to Trident. Served 30 mos. |
Williams, Lyndal | MM2 | Aug 25, 1976 – Aug 1978 | M Divison | |
Delles, Douglas | MR-3 | Sep 10, 1976 – Apr 20, 1979 | REPAIR R-2 | MUSTERED OUT IN APRIL AT THE END OF MY ENLISTMENT REINLISTED IN JULY 79 FOR THE PUGET SOUND |
Laughlin, Bigdave | froked HT3 | Oct 1976 – Feb 7, 1980 | 2nd div deck & r-3 rubber & plactics | I made the trip from Rota to Charleston,to Gooose Creek then to Kings Bay. Man did we have fun back then. Playing poker everytime we went out to sea,partying all the time. Taking nooners down at the river, fond memories. |
Taylor, Mark | FTB-2 | Oct 1976 – Sep 1980 | Weapons | Work in FTB shack and MOTTs shop. Also did a few months as Mess Deck Master at Arms because of my "attitude ". Oh to be young. Thanks Chief Cook! |
Berganski, Mike | BM2 | Oct 10, 1976 – Oct 30, 1980 | R1 | I worked in the Canvas shop for the 4 years that I was aboard the Simon Lake. From Charleston, SC to KingBay, GA. |
Polzin, Tom | DP2 | Nov 1976 – Jul 1979 | S-8 | I had a great time on the Lake. I enjoyed the guys in the DP shop that I go to meet. I cross decked from the Canopus in Rota and rode the Lake back to Charleston. Separated from her at Kings Bay. |
Liles, Larry | pmfn | Nov 15, 1976 – Feb 1980 | R-1 | Was hoping to hear from a few old friends ,, Al Bricker ,Jim Bell, Jerry Watkins, Jeff Ward, Ike , Jerry DeVoe , Mike Paine ,Chief Davis Jack Withrow, Rick Peterson, Spent over 3 yrs on Simon lake spain to kings bay |
Scott, James | RM1 | Dec 15, 1976 – Sep 15, 1977 | OC | Cross decked from the USS Canopus when it relieved the Simon Lake in Rota, Spain. |
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