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USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN 640) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN 640). 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 139 crew members registered for the USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN 640).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1980 | 1981 – 1989 | 1990 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tindall, Mike | E-5/IC | 1981 – 1985 | Blue | Had me my guitar my address book 4 Masked Marble Cominc books and some great friends! |
| Freytag, Bob | FTB2(SS) | 1981 – 1984 | FTB | Great to see my Shipmates! |
| Amos, Cordell | HMC (Select) | Jan 7, 1981 – Aug 10, 1985 | Medical | |
| Collins, Rick | MT2 | Jan 9, 1981 – Jun 1985 | Good Boat Great Crew | |
| Wolfe, Warren/butch | EMC/ss | Mar 1981 – Mar 1985 | Electrical | Retired twice now and living in Southwest Michigan. I fish, golf , and crew on a sailboat. |
| Potochny, Mark R. | STS3(SU)(SS) | Mar 10, 1981 – Dec 17, 1985 | sonar | first submarine i was ever assigned to the first one always holds special memories both good and bad this one was like that. |
| Hartness, Michael | SK-2 | Apr 6, 1981 – Jul 20, 1983 | ||
| Coe, Dana | ET1/SS/Nuc | May 1981 – Jun 1985 | Reactor Control | From Kittery to Charleston and Kings Bay. Enjoyed the beer ball games. The crew was family. |
| Jeszenka, Mark | MS3 (SS) | Jul 20, 1981 – Feb 22, 1985 | MS | Blue Crew |
| Tripus, Joe | EM1 | Aug 1981 – May 1984 | Electrical | |
| Golf, Ralph | EM1/SS | Sep 1981 – Jul 1985 | Electrical | I have great memories of those days and those men I knew then. Even Butch Wolfe EMC/ss and Skip White MMSC/SS. ( and all the others in the goat locker) |
| Duffy, Timothy | SN | Oct 1981 – Nov 1982 | SN | |
| Pedigo, Brian | QM2(SS) | Oct 1, 1981 – Aug 14, 1985 | Quartermaster | Blue Crew. Best buddy was Mike Harkness |
| William R. Fields, Billy Ray | STS3(SS) | 1982 – 1984 | Sonar | |
Byers, Mike  | TM3/SS | 1982 – 1984 | Weapons | 1st boat. had a blast playing softball with: Hoots, Baker, Tripus, O'Donohue, Connors, Duffy, Waters, Bevins, etc... |
| Murdock, Robert (Bob) | STS1(SS)_ | 1982 – 1987 | Sonar | Good Times - Great Friends |
| Francis, Brian | STS2(ss) | 1982 – 1983 | Sonar | I remember the skipper backing her into the barge and we had to wait for a new screw! First boat moored stern-first in the PNSY dry dock after Thresher! I'm now a registered nurse living on the west coast |
| Zakem, Tom | E5 | 1982 – 1984 | IC | had a great time learned a lot after the Franklin i did back to back patrols going aboard the Vallejo hope every one is doing well |
| Engler, Bill | MM1 | Sep 15, 1982 – Feb 15, 2000 | M | |
| Kent, James "Jim" | CAPTAIN, USNR (RET) | Oct 1, 1982 – Jun 15, 1983 | Electrical | First sub. Bad time. Good crew. Many enemies in wardroom as a non-qual JO. Derserved it. Transfered to SSBN 664.Earned my Gold Dolphins. Left actives in 1986 for USNR. Retire as CAPTAIN Dec 2005. Natural Gas Trader for Washington Gas. |
| Bisceglia, Paul | MS1(SS) | 1983 – 1985 | Food Service | |
| Murphy, Loren | MT-1/SS | 1983 – 1985 | Missile | |
| Fitzpatrick, Denis | E6/ET | 1983 – 1983 | Reactor Controls | |
| Russell, Wayne | YN(SS) | Jun 1983 – Dec 1984 | Exectuive | |
| Cushing, Harold | RMC(SS) | Dec 1983 – Apr 1985 | Radio | RMLPO |
| Whitted, Kenneth | ETC(SS) | Dec 15, 1983 – Dec 18, 1985 | Navigation | LCPO for NAVETs and was ship's DAPA. Requalified NAV SUP, "SS", Inport Duty Chief, and Chief of the Watch. Made patrols #48, #50, #52, and #54 out of Kings Bay, GA. Designed crew's patch for the golden "50th" patrol. |
| Cahill, Sean | QM3 | 1984 – 1988 | QM | Two patrols before Newport News/Charleston shipyard debacle. 18mo doing middy ops in Norfolk and never once called any of the them "sir" as ordered. Hurricane Gloria. Living on the barge in Charleston. RIP TP Smith! |
| Stone, Steve | MM1 (SS) | Mar 1, 1984 – Apr 30, 1985 | M | |
| Schweizer, Robert | EM2/SS | Nov 1984 – Feb 1989 | ELECTRICAL | |
| Karig, Tom | STS2/SS | Jan 1987 – Sep 1991 | Sonar | |
| Czbas, James | MM3/SS | Jul 15, 1987 – Jun 17, 1990 | A GANG | I was tad to your boat as MM3/SS James Czbas from the USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN 640, A gang, during patrol 61, where I had a mishap in the Torpedo Room after going down in the bilges with the Auxillaryman Forward Watch. Deck Plate became un dogged an |
| Naylor, Chuck | EM1(SS) | Aug 1987 – Nov 1989 | Electrical | By far the best boat I ever served on. The other 4 paled in comparison. She was my second sea tour and it was on the Benny that I learned how to be an electrician. I will never forget my time on her and deeply regret leaving when I did. |
| Shively, Barry | ET2/SS | Aug 1987 – Aug 7, 1992 | NavET | |
| Soper, Jeffrey | MM2 | Aug 1987 – Dec 1990 | RL | Blue Crew MM2/ELT. Arrived at the boat when it was completely disassembled in the Charleston Naval Shipyard, received my dolphins during a patrol on the USS Tecumseh, and experienced Hurricane Hugo during offcrew. |
| Stearns, Troy | MT2(SS) | Sep 1, 1987 – Sep 1, 1991 | Missile Technician | |
| Dagle, Troy | MT2/SS | 1988 – 1992 | ||
| Perkins, Tim | FTB | 1988 – 1991 | Enjoyed all but my last couple months on the Franklin | |
| Barone, Greg | IC2(SS) | 1988 – 1992 | Interior Communications | Two sons Serving on Subs today. They have taken all the fun out of the Submarine Service due to political correctness. Non-Quals now have rights! |
| Hughes, Shane | ET | Jul 18, 1988 – Dec 19, 1993 | Reactor Controls | Good times/bad times - good crew/officers, bad ENG. The bad fades, the good never does. Met a lot of great people. Decom was a special experience. Assisted in 1st startup after refuel overhaul, did final shutdown in '93. Was one man refit - 1992 |
| Harmon, John | 1989 – 1991 | RL/M | Would love to hear from anyone! | |
| Yaw, Chad | E5 IC | 1989 – 1992 | ||
| Iwaniuk, William | MMC(SS) | Jan 5, 1989 – Jun 1, 1991 | Machinery | I learned a lot about being a Southerner and about leading men on a ship here. Some of my fondest memories are here (Bill). |
| Price, Joel | QM2 | Apr 1989 – Feb 1993 | QM | |
| Walls, Rich | MM3 | Jun 1989 – Aug 1992 | M | Lightning can strike twice, but one boat was enough. I've been practicing law for the last 25 years in Kentucky. Been booted from Facebook for years so I'm not on the boat page anymore. |
| Walker, Brad | LT | Jun 1, 1989 – Jun 14, 1991 | Weps | I loved my time on the Be Jammin Franklin. Great crew. |
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