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USS Lafayette (SSBN 616) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Lafayette (SSBN 616). 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 219 crew members registered for the USS Lafayette (SSBN 616).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1974 | 1975 – 1979 | 1980 – 1986 | 1987 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanese, Tony | FTB2 | 1975 – 1979 | Weapons | Many fond memories of the time I spent on board. |
| Allen, Terry | RM1(SS) | 1975 – 1978 | OPS/Radio | Interested in talking to anyone who remembers me. |
| Stier, Curtiss | MM2 | 1975 – 1977 | Engineering | Great time!! |
| Rogers, Bobby | STS2(SS) | Feb 1, 1975 – Sep 20, 1977 | SONAR | Always looking for Shipmates. |
| Kirkwood, Skip | HM2(SS) | Apr 1975 – Dec 1976 | Medical | My Navy service started a 40-year career of emergency medical service. Hope that all of my former shipmates are well! skipkirkwood@nc.rr.com |
| Messier, Pierre | MM1 (ss) | Apr 1975 – Sep 1979 | A-Gang | Retired sailing a 45 ft. Ketch were ever my wife and I desire, and choose what liberty ports to pull into and how long we will be there. |
| Berry, David | MM2/SS | Apr 1, 1975 – Nov 28, 1978 | A Gang Gold Crew | I would like to hear from old shipmates and how they are doing. |
| Rapple, Ken | MT2 SS/DV | May 1975 – May 1977 | Weapons | Only made two patrols but this was the best crew that I ever served with. Still in touch with quite a few. |
| Naudin, Albert | SEAMEN | May 1975 – Jan 1977 | yoeman striker | flying ace remember when I flew a kite outside the torpedo room when submerged |
| Taylor, Michael | ETN2 (SS) | Jun 1, 1975 – Jan 1, 1979 | Nav | |
| Spaulding, Brian "Bud" | MTC(SS) | Aug 1975 – Dec 1977 | Missile | |
| Weaver, Royal | MT2(SS) | Oct 1975 – May 1980 | Weapons/MT | My first and Best Boat. |
| Milatz, John | FTG1(SS) | Oct 1975 – Jan 1980 | Torpedo Fire Control | |
| Shane, Dan | MM1 (SS) | Nov 1975 – Sep 1979 | Reactor-M | Had a blast, now that I look back. Made a total of 7 patrols. Just recently found my Blue Nose certificate, the wife framed it up for me. Sill in contact with a few folks. Still work in Nuclear, although in a non-Navy world. |
| Cunningham, Allen | MT-3 TO MT-1 | Dec 1975 – Jun 1980 | Missile | The best crew that there ever was. I learned how to be An MT there... |
| Samuelson, Martin | MM2 | Dec 21, 1975 – Jul 21, 1979 | A gang | |
| Sadlik, Ray | RM2 | 1976 – 1979 | Radioman | Where is Brule,Royston,Hogan,Whitehead,Voland,Kirsch,all blue crew members mid 70's. |
| Rawson, Jack | FIREMAN | 1976 – 1978 | ONLY ABOARD FOR THREE RUNS. I REMEMBER GOING THRU THE BLUENOSE & DOING ANGLES & DANGLES | |
| Stitt, Phillip | Electrician's Mate First Class (E6) | 1976 – 1980 | Not sure | |
| Rogers, Bobby | STS2 E-5 | Feb 1976 – Sep 1978 | SONAR | |
| Casey, Kevin | SSBN616 | Apr 1976 – Apr 23, 1980 | A | SORRY I MISSED YOU GUYS AT THE REUNION |
| Eslick, Ron | STS2/SS | May 15, 1976 – Jul 20, 1979 | Sonar | Best boat and crew in the submarine community. Great memories, many dear friends. Contact me |
| Bell, Lawrence | STS1 | Jun 1, 1976 – May 1, 1980 | Sonar | Leading ST with the best crew the boat ever knew |
| Royston, Joel | IC3 | Jun 1, 1976 – 1979 | IC | |
| Drain, Timothy | 1977 – 1979 | |||
| Follmer, Mark | ICFN/SS | 1977 – 1980 | ic/sonar | who is out there from blue crew mid 70's |
| Streiff, Joe | STS2(SS) | 1977 – 1980 | weapons | My First Boat, My Best Boat |
| Coleman, Timothy | MM2 | 1977 – 1981 | A Div | Hey, learned a lot on that old boat, i was 17 when I reported aboard, lots of good friends, crazy times. anybody heard from A gangers JW or Chief Thomson (Scotty) |
| Rodriguez, Michael Rod | TM2(SS) | 1977 – 1981 | WEAPONS | |
| Navarro, Joseph | MT2/SS | Apr 15, 1977 – Oct 20, 1980 | WEAPONS/MISSILE | LOOKING BACK..IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES ON A FINE OLD LADY,WITH VERY OFTEN THOUGHT ABOUT FRIENDS. |
| Classen, Terry | MIDSHIPMAN | May 1977 – Aug 1977 | I was one of the three midshipmen on the cruise. | |
| Pilypaitis, Bernard / Benny | MT2 | Aug 8, 1977 – Sep 23, 1979 | Weapons | |
| Lamborn, Richard W. | RM2/SS | Nov 1977 – Dec 1981 | Radio | Had great times, at times? Would love to hear from any of the Blue Crew during these dates that I served with. Gold Crew is OK also! God bless the "Laff-a-Lot! May she rest in peace. |
| Pacheco, Joseph | IC3 SS | 1978 – 1980 | IC | |
| Diviacchi, Valeriano | EM2(SS) | 1978 – 1979 | E-Div | |
| McDonald, Joseph | QM3 | 1978 – 1980 | NAV | Sub's were not for me, although I have a lot of fund memories. Remained in the Navy after leaving Lafayette, and retired in 1999 as a QMC (SW). |
| Wire, Darrell | ET1/SS | Mar 1, 1978 – | Nuclear | |
| Burdick, Ed | YNC(SS)/LDO ENSIGN | Jul 5, 1978 – Apr 2, 1982 | Admin | Blue Crew Leading YN, Qualified COW/DOOW, Commissioned as LDO Ensign, retired as LDO Captain. Lafayette was a great ship |
| Lamborn, Richard A/k/a/ Dick | RM1/SS | Oct 1978 – Dec 1983 | Radio - Nav/Ops | When I left the command I was the LPO (RM1/SS) The Chief was Robert Kennedy |
| Smith, Kirk | STS2 SS | 1979 – 1982 | Sonar | |
| Voland, Craig | RM2 (SS) | Jan 1979 – Dec 1980 | Can out of Radio School as seaman left RM3 (SS) | |
Martin, Peter  | STS2 (SS) | Feb 1979 – Jun 1983 | Weapons/Sonar | 4 patrols (2 Gold patrols, 2 Blue patrols) out of Holy Loch, overhaul in Newport News. Met good people and had some interesting times. God bless to all. |
| Speake, Farroll "Chip" | RM2 (SS) | Feb 26, 1979 – Oct 5, 1980 | Communications | Made some great friends on the boat and miss them all. Worked as a civilian contractor with the DoD for over 20 years after I got out |
| Ford, Mike | SNSS | Mar 1979 – Mar 1981 | deck | 4 patrols blue nose alot bigger list at hullnumber.com |
| Skivington, Mike | MM1 (SS) | Mar 1979 – Aug 1983 | M Division | My first and only boat... The very best! |
| Christopher, Gary | MM2/MM1(SS) | Apr 1979 – Jun 1982 | M/ELT | Gold Crew 79-81, four patrols, overhaul at Newport News; transferred before initial crit. on new core. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Collins, Bob | SKCM (SS/DV) | May 14, 1979 – Aug 1, 1984 | Supply | The best crew there ever was. It was the best. Living in Florida, retired. |
| Kelly, Timothy | IC1 (SS) Nuclear | Jul 15, 1979 – Nov 20, 1982 | Engineering | 2 - Patrols and refueling overhaul - in sunny Newport News |
| McFadden, Harvey | STS1(SS) | Nov 1979 – Oct 1983 | Sonar | Gold Crew/Shipyard Overhaul/Blue Crew Server aboard 5 boats but on 616 the longest. |
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