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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Grayling (SSN 646). 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 222 crew members registered for the USS Grayling (SSN 646).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1977 | 1978 – 1984 | 1985 – 1989 | 1990 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Rauckhorst, James R Jr / Rocky | IC3(SS) | 1972 – Apr 1975 | IC FWD | |
Massa, Richard | lt | 1972 – 1975 | communications | Great ship and crew. Especially enjoyed the time in the Bahmas. |
Baker, Lawrence | ET1 (SS) | Jan 1972 – Mar 16, 1976 | RC | So many friends made, so many with whom I wished I had maintained contact. Now retired but I have good memories of my time in the Navy and my time aboard Grayling. |
Buckman, Bill (Buck) | STS 2 | Jan 2, 1972 – Aug 9, 1974 | Weapons, Sonar | Haven't thought about this in years and now it is all starting to come back. Had some great times with the crew of the Grayling in many places. |
Lambert, Darrell (Butch) | ET1 (SS) | Jan 10, 1972 – May 15, 1973 | OPS/NAV | Back for the second tour after ET"B" school. More MK48 testing and COCO beach. The new guys proved to be a lot of fun. The Green house will never be the same after the night we saw the Appollo 16 launch for the moon. |
McCunn, Douglas | ETN-3 | Mar 1, 1972 – Jun 1, 1975 | Navigation/Communication | |
Dietz, Don | MM1 | Jun 1972 – May 1977 | M-Division | |
Tossey, Ira | IC2(SS) | Jun 7, 1972 – Sep 26, 1973 | Worst morale of any command I ever saw during yard period at Kittery. Great crew made up for it! | |
Leonard, Francis, Dutch | Sep 22, 1972 – Mar 25, 1975 | Weapons | ||
Haney, Jim | MM3 SS | Oct 19, 1972 – May 15, 1975 | Aux. Division | Had the BEST crew and Friends on board. Always had the Battle E displayed because we were good. |
Thrash, Gary | MM1 | Dec 23, 1972 – Mar 15, 1977 | Machinist Mate Nuclear | This boat is my boat, this boat is your boat, from the bow comparment to the anchor house light, from the diesel gen room to the purifier bay, this boat was made for you and me. Anyone remember this theme song? Hi to the Fearsome Foursome in M-Div |
Hutchins, William (Bill) | MM1(SS) | Jan 1973 – Sep 1977 | Nuclear Engineering | If it ain't broke, fix it anyway, nothing else to do for six months! |
Gorman, Barry | ETR2SS | Jan 4, 1973 – Jul 30, 1977 | Navigation | SINS Tech. |
Fleak, Walter | STS2 E5 | Jul 1973 – Dec 1977 | Sonar | 4 1/2 years on one Boat is a long time, good boat and good crew. Did two Med trips and one under the ice(what a trip). |
Underwood, Don | QMCS (SS) | Aug 15, 1973 – Sep 10, 1974 | Navigation | |
Vergere, John | MM1 (SS) E-6 | Dec 1973 – Mar 7, 1977 | M div | The Grayling was a great bunch of guys, the Brotherhood, and I am blessed to have served with them. |
Nuzzo, Frederick <rick> | rm3/ss | 1974 – 1976 | radioman | the best time of my life. wish i stayed in navy 20 years. would not trade them for anything |
Greene, Ben | SK2 SS | 1974 – Sep 1975 | Operations | I served on the USS Sunfish and the Grayling with no regrets just great crews and great memories |
Drew, Ron | MM1(SS) | Jan 1974 – Apr 1978 | M | Two med runs, Bermuda Triangle, Yards in Kittery Maine, Too much steam..... |
Martin, Chuck | EMC (SS) | Jan 1974 – Oct 1982 | Anyone having more time on board, please contact me. | |
Petersen, John | ETR2 SS | Jan 7, 1974 – Aug 15, 1977 | Reactor Control | Chuck Martin. Looks like you almost made a career out of Grayling. BZ 2 U. Contact me. Ron Drew. Anyone who handled AEA Night Orders. |
Martin, Chuck | EMCM(SS) | Jan 15, 1974 – Oct 1982 | E-Div | Looking for all shipmates onboard between 01-74 and 10-82. Contact me cgmartin53@yahoo.com. Enty updated 01-02-12. |
Leimbach, Jeff | YN2 (SS/DV) | Feb 1974 – Jun 1977 | The Office | Lots of memories, but not enough pictures. Portsmouth, Charleston, St Croix, 1 1/2 Med runs, 1 Northern. Took leave starting in Italy w/ Bill Hill.Got lots of help getting my Fins. Good Food. We took care of each other. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
Marcucci, Tom | MMCS/SS | Mar 12, 1974 – Sep 1, 1981 | Auxiliary | Two Med runs... Northern run in 1976...almost getting kicked out of St Croix for running the Diesl.... Nukes were called back off leave to steam the whole time ... waaa waaa!! |
Nardelli, Michael | MM1(SS) | 1975 – 1977 | A-Gang | Many long Northern Runs. One Med Run. Great Crew! Many Good friends. This was a great boat! |
Slag, Doug | EM1(SS/DV) | 1975 – Jun 1, 1979 | E | Greatest experience. Couldn't wait to leave at the time. Fondest of memories (Port & Starboard watches, steaming in port, ... but seriously, it was the crewmates). The boat will always be a part of me! |
Dienst, Dilligaff | E6 | Jan 31, 1975 – Jan 31, 1979 | A Gang | The Grayling was the best thing that ever happened to me. I'd love to do it all over again! Good skipper, good friends and shipmates, and a purpose that only those that served aboard her can ever truly appreciate. |
Herring, Dave | MM1(SS) | Mar 10, 1975 – Jan 8, 1979 | NUC - M | MADE MED RUN , Carribean RUNS, NORTH ATLANTIC. |
Stone, Duane | MM1 SS | Jun 15, 1975 – Nov 3, 1977 | A | Good memories, can't believe its been 31 years since serving on that great boat. Don't remenber to many names now, DILLIGAF I'll never forget, Tom Marcucci -Hi. |
Herman, Keith | STS2(SS) | 1976 – 1978 | Weps | Found new opportunities on the Grayling. Great captain, Caribbean, duty free booze, swim call, advancement, etc. |
Wojczynski, Dave | EM1 SS/DV | Jan 1976 – Aug 1979 | Made a Northern run and Med run while on board | |
Smith, Edwin O (Smitty) | TM2 SS/DV | Jan 10, 1976 – Nov 12, 1979 | Weapons | I miss the crew and boat . Hump is in long wood Fla. Gary Shering in Sanford. I am in Fitzgerald Ga, |
Correll, John | ET1(SS) | Mar 1976 – Dec 1980 | Ops/Nav | Two Med runs; Too many Northern runs; Spring break in Ft. Lauderdale - what more could one ask for? |
Canitz, Kenneth | E6 | Jun 1976 – Jul 1980 | ||
Helman, Jeff | QM2 | Oct 1976 – May 3, 1980 | Navigation | looking for Chris Bryan, E. W. Jones, Mark Ryland and Thomas Edward Morgan we all served aboard the Grayling 76-80 |
Hallett, Martin "Emi Kid" | STS-1/SS | 1977 – 1983 | Sonar | A ton of runs, I did two tours on the Grayling. I enjoyed getting qualified - Yah right Chief Grover Wahoo... The torpedo room bilge lovely memories, and The ADiv hotel with Ron Gladney I should've known better :) |
Thurman, Rick | YN2(SS) | Apr 2, 1977 – Dec 15, 1979 | Administrative | I left the Navy in 1982 and received a Commission in the Army 1983. I retired a Cavalry Captain in 1996 after fighting in Desert Storm in an M1A1. I can be reached at cptrickt@mail.com |
McLaughlin, Joe | MM1(SS) | May 1977 – Dec 1979 | M Div | Good boat. Good crew. Reported aboard the night before leaving for the 77 Med run. Bishop got to stay back. AUTEC and Mk 48 testing with Sandlance. Got chased by our own torpecker. Yards. Retired MMC(SS) |
Farmer, D. Wayne | MMCM(SS) | May 1977 – Aug 1980 | M-Div | Great ship, great people. Med cruise, got on board in LaMod, MK-48 trials, yard period. Re-tired living in Tn. Hope to see more crewmembers at next reunioun. Anyone know where Doug Campbell or Don Ostander at? Help!! |
Ryland, Mark (C. Roach) | QM2SS | May 8, 1977 – Nov 20, 1980 | Operations/Navigation | A Med Run, 2 AUTEC runs, a Southern Run, a TAD to the USS Seahorse, and a stint in the yards. I pissed and moaned a lot, but in retrospec it was one of the most amazing times of my life. Good people, Great Boat. HOORAH |
Hool, Tom | STS1/SS | Jul 1, 1977 – Aug 1, 1981 | Sonar | Member of the Class of 81 -- looking for Chuck Harvey, Reuben Fox and some of the other members. Hope to see you at the reunion 2015!!! |
Burgess, Jerry | PN2(SS) | Aug 19, 1977 – Oct 20, 1980 | Admin | What a thrill ride |
Mason, Don | RM2(SS) | Sep 10, 1977 – Feb 2, 1980 | Communications | I loved this boat and all my crew mates. We started out with a captain called "killer ken" that kept us out to sea 7-10 months a year and then came TR Eckart and he was really cool. My communications officer, LT. Timms, Smitty and Blackie |
Leonard, Jim | STS2(SS) | Oct 5, 1977 – Jul 10, 1981 | Sonar |
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