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USS Skate (SSN 578) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Skate (SSN 578). 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 100 crew members registered for the USS Skate (SSN 578).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1975 | 1976 – 1981 | 1982 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resurreccion, Mario | TN | 1957 – Sep 1958 | Supply | Plank owner USS Skate SSN 578 |
| Burrell, John | rm2 | 1958 – 1962 | usn submarines | 81 still working. own an environmental lab. was on the skate when they rendezvoused with sea dragon from the west coast at the north pole. went to UCONN. been doing this since i got out. live in columbia, ct |
| Emunson, Alfred (Huey) | MMFA to MMC | May 1958 – May 1967 | A and M division | I was the baby of the boat on the first trip to the North Pole in 1958. Left in 1961 for a year of nuke school and returned to the boat in 1962. Finally left the Skate in overhaul at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 1967. |
| Kinne, Dick | EM1(SS) | Feb 1, 1961 – Sep 1, 1965 | Nuc | The best boat, never missed an opt.north pole trip was crazy |
| Lovins, David | YN1 | Jun 7, 1961 – Oct 10, 1962 | admin | I qualified on the Skate and have some great memories serving with all of the crew at the New London Sub Base. |
| Canterbury, Claude | MM2 | Oct 1961 – Jun 1962 | M | My first boat of seven. Gave Mdiv Chief, Archie Lusk a few white hairs. Qualified Basic Eng and LLER, but was transferred to SSBN611 during my final walkthrough for ships. Remember SUBICEX when the bilges froze over and saltwater valves iced. |
| Miller, Don | FTG1 SS | Dec 1961 – Oct 1965 | Weapons | |
| Fraleigh, Bruce " Hap " | TM3(SS) | Jan 10, 1962 – Jan 10, 1964 | Gunnery | Anyone out there who was on the trip to north pole in 1962 ? |
| Almer, Francis | ET1(SS) | Jun 1962 – Dec 1964 | Forward ET | Best boat of my career. It was a steamer and always could do its job. The north pole trip was exciting except for the flooding in the engine room when we were under the ice cap. |
| Young, Dave | MM2SS | May 1963 – Dec 1966 | AUX. | |
| Duffie, James | MM1 (SS) | May 1963 – Jul 1968 | Engineering, ELT | AWESOME CREW! In Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, we entered two softball leagues, Shipyard and Carrier/Destroyer in VA Beach. Won both, played the Norfolk Naval All-stars for the honor of going to All Navy Tourney, lost 8-7! |
| Ondo, Joseph | TMCM/SS | May 10, 1963 – Oct 10, 1968 | weapons | |
| Yeager, John | QM3 SS | Sep 22, 1963 – Aug 12, 1965 | I was the only Rebel on a boat full of Yanks! Hit in the port prop by an ASROC practice shot, struck the sea-floor at 240' off of Rota, lost of stern planes in "northern waters" and other adventures. Didn'trealize how lucky I was. | |
| Carswell, David | petty office 2nd class | 1964 – 1968 | skate | |
| Conahan, Frank | MM1 | Jul 1, 1964 – Aug 1, 1969 | ||
| Jacob, Walt | FTG 2(SS) | Apr 20, 1966 – Oct 21, 1969 | Weapons | Great memories of a great bunch of guys and times. North run, Med trip and under the ice. Congo Lounge incident. Granby street shuffle.FTR flood and seeing Ingrahm shutting the door leaving me and Piggot in the room. |
| Kirejczyk, Richard/dick/dog | ftgu3 | May 1966 – Dec 1968 | Weapons | Great time, Great guys, walked onto the barge in Portsmouth, VA and got my nose almost ripped off by glover, red for a week. Got better after that. |
| Brown, Robert | TM3(SS) | May 1966 – Sep 1968 | weapons | great experiences, met some great people, had a lot of fun and really wished I had re-enlisted for the next cruise. |
Cloutier, Dennis (Clit)  | MM1 (SS) | Jul 15, 1966 – May 5, 1968 | "M" Division | Did most of my growing up on this boat. Picked it up during the "subsafe" overhaul in Portsmouth. Remember the first emergency blow during sea trials. We were the first sub safe upgrade to test it out as I recall. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Ingham, Al | CS-5 | Sep 12, 1966 – Jan 21, 1970 | From the ice to the White Sea, Scotland, Spain, France, Italy, Burmuda, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, Fort Lauderdale, Norfolk and New London. Amazingly, they paid me to sail with a bunch of great guys. | |
| Hagerman, Robert Michael | FN/RM2 | Oct 1966 – Feb 1971 | Deck/Radio | From a smart-ass kid to a seasoned Submariner. I became a man thanks to my shipmates. Who could forget Chief Nelson my Diving Officer for so many Ice Surfaces and ops where we never were. Cold coffee, cigars and RFB! |
| Smith, Dale | STS3(SS) | Nov 1966 – Mar 1970 | SN/ST | My Qual Boat. Hard to forget the FIRST! Loved the trip to North Pole. Remember those we lost after transferring to Scorpion-Lcdr Loyd and Qm1 Morrisson. Hardest thing we ever did was to go search for them. |
| Murphy, Dan | FTG1(SS) | Jan 1968 – May 1968 | Weapons | Quick transfer from Nautilus for a northern run. (Not my choice) Just married for 2.5 months then 81 days out (Jan to Apr). Enjoyed the trip and the crew especially the trip to Faslane, But opted out in June after 8 yrs. |
| Girnus, Jack | IC3 SS | Jun 1968 – Dec 1971 | IC | Great bunch of shipmates and memories-Bermuda-Free ride on USS Sturgeon!, Sounding the alarm for flooding in the IC space, 3 ice trips with 3 MUC awards. |
| Moody, Bill ( Peabody Kid) | SK2 SS | Jun 6, 1968 – Apr 1, 1970 | Supply | Met the boat in Rota Spain. Searched for Scorpion. Med cruise in 68-69. Under ice ops 69-70. Served under DA Phoenix. |
| Johnson, Lawrence/ Lp | MM3SS | 1969 – 1975 | Auxilary | Remembering testing the under ice sonar, punching thru the artic ice pack, Snorkel sticking open and flooding out the IC panels and store rooms. Fixing the bow planes under way near Bermuda. Messing with cigarettes by holding them by the O2 bleed. |
| Mohn, Craig | IC2 SS | 1969 – 1973 | Electrical | now retired, was both engineering and forward qualified when on board |
| Johnson, Lawrence (L.p.) | MM3SS | 1969 – 1975 | A Div | |
| Gula, Joseph | mm1 | 1969 – | machinest | My brother served aboard the skate as a MM1 I think between 65 and 71. He passed away in 2008 after a 5 year battle with cancer. I would just like to see his name mentioned as a crew member of the Skate |
| Pelish, Eric | MM1 (SS) | Jan 1969 – Jun 1971 | M | Love all of the under ice trips. |
| Christensen, John | MM1 (ss) | Mar 1, 1970 – Apr 15, 1973 | Main Propulsion | Lots of boredom, excitement, and good times on this boat... Had lots of pals... Cdr. Phoenix was great CO. Really had a time as ships photographer, too... A real privilege for a nuc. |
| Cooter, Calvin | YN1(SS) | Dec 1970 – Jun 1972 | Admin. | Initially qualified on SKATE. |
| Gee, Earl | MM1(SS) | Dec 15, 1970 – May 16, 1974 | M | Had a great time and learned a good deal while on Skate. |
| Mead, Ian (Hyper) | MM2 | 1971 – 1974 | AUX | |
| Dean, Samuel | IC3 | Jun 1971 – 1974 | Foward IC (Electri | Checked on board the day before the Boat departed for Portsmith VA for Refule and Overhau and was transfered off just after the Boat was floated. Spend two days at sea Qua on Jack SSN 605. salfish as 572 |
| Zuppinger, Bob "Zupp" | MM2 | Aug 1971 – Oct 1977 | "A" Gang | Other shipmates: Mike McGann, Danny Griggs, Marco Krager, Ken Irwin, Joe Phiffner, Joe Crapo, Harvey Rudack Med runs & Unitas, sleeping on Ipanema Beach, Rio. Good times & friends!! |
| Rao, Steve | SK2 | Jul 1972 – Jul 1974 | SUPPLY | Qualified Skate, 637 and Los Angeles Class Subs |
| Jasionowicz, Frank Jake | MM2 SS | Nov 15, 1973 – May 23, 1976 | M | WE made a NATO, run a Med Run and a UNITAS run, I qualified on the SKATE. A Great Boat |
| McNellis, Michael | ETN2(SS) | Aug 10, 1974 – Jul 1976 | Reactor Controls | First UNITAS for a nuke Sub in '75...Great experience! |
| Gleason, Craig | EM1 SS/DV | Jan 1975 – Aug 1978 | Electrical | Transferred over from Gilmore tender in LaMaddalena; enjoyed 2 Med runs, Unitas, and transfer from New London to Pearl Harbor through the Panama Canal; qualified Diver. Great times with some great guys! |
| Ferguson, John ( Ferg) | MS3 SS | Mar 6, 1975 – Sep 1, 1976 | supply | Great cast of characters on board, save the CO. though not the "best" sailor, I have great respect, admiration and fond memories of all who I served with. |
| Coile, David | MM2 | Sep 1975 – Dec 1978 | ||
| Coile, David | MM3 | Sep 15, 1975 – Dec 4, 1978 | Machinery | My first sub and the oldest. I still have a lot of good memories and even better "sea stories" |
| Sowski, Steven | mm3 | Nov 17, 1975 – Apr 12, 1977 | Machist Mate (non nuke) | Had some of the best days of my life with a great bunch of guys |
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