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USS Opportune (ARS 41) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Opportune (ARS 41). 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 188 crew members registered for the USS Opportune (ARS 41).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1967 | 1968 – 1974 | 1975 – 1984 | 1985 – 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Robert | SN to GMG3 | 1968 – 1969 | Deck Division to Gunnery division | friends with Imre Komarome, Dennis Liken, Michael Denny many others |
| Campbell, Victor | Ens/Ltjg | Aug 1968 – Jul 1970 | Operations Officer | Good ship with a great crew. |
| Ulmer, Jim | RM2 | Oct 17, 1968 – Dec 21, 1971 | operatons | Served entire enlistment onbd the 41. Served under LCDR Gagne and Craft. Two Med cruises and several shorter cruises. Onboard during the raising of NASA payloiad from 1 mile down was a record. Great shipmates for 4 yrs. |
| Reed, Jim | EN3 | 1969 – 1971 | Engine man | Lot of good memories a board the opportune. Hello to Barney and mike from Jim Reed. Live in alliance ohio. |
| Bartholow, Paul Douglas | SK3 | 1969 – 1973 | opperations | Barney wruble and i came aboard in malta, the last two months of med tour. Being the newbies we got the full initiation. All in all the crew was great! glad to have served |
| Ricci, Mike A.k.a. Ricky | en3 | Apr 1969 – Feb 1972 | main engine room | looking for wally warren dc2. we spent a weekend in rome 1971 . he has photos I would like to see. visited j.a. reed en3 and en1 fouch in ohio in 73 or 74. em3 gene Johnson married my sister,now divorced |
| Fouch, David | EN1 | May 1969 – Jul 1971 | Engineering | |
| Ronald R Wruble, Barney | e3 | May 28, 1969 – Apr 28, 1971 | bupersman mate | looking to hear from some of the guys on the ship with me? |
| MacDermid, Bruce | LTJG | Dec 24, 1969 – | ||
| Bails, John | MR2 | 1970 – 1973 | R | Serching for crew members that served under LTCDR Don C! |
| Morgan, Richard/rick | SM2 | 1970 – 1971 | OC | Transferred from COMSERVRON6 Naples, to Oppie just before she left for the Med. Had the best division officer LTJG McDermid. Had some unreal experiences on Oppie. Capt Craft was great. |
| Enlow, Jack | IC3 | Mar 1, 1970 – Aug 24, 1972 | Engineering | Loved my time on board, wish I would have changed a few things in my life to have stayed. But alas.. |
| Mody, Peter | HT2 | Apr 10, 1970 – Aug 25, 1972 | engenering | Good ship with great shipmates, A lot of good memories |
Sutcliffe, Herb (Mocliffe)  | ETR 2/ET1 | Jun 19, 1970 – Dec 19, 1972 | OPS | A couple of Med cruises, Caribbean, and Key West I remember LTCMDR Craft |
| Morgan, Richard | SM2 | Aug 1970 – Jul 1971 | OC | Great crew. Crazy QMC, but replaced by a really great one after the Med. Wish I could remember his name. Enjoyed my short time on her. |
| Long Jr., John | E3 | Aug 5, 1970 – Aug 5, 1973 | Atlantic | USS Opportune ARS 41 years 1970-1973 |
| Ihde, Rick | YN3 | Sep 1970 – Oct 1971 | ||
| West, Pierce | HM1 | Sep 1970 – Sep 1972 | Medical Department Rep/Medical Deep Sea Diver | Great tour of duty with CDR Craft as CO |
| Littlefield, Winston | BT2 (DV1) | 1971 – Feb 20, 1973 | Scuba locker | I was on board from 1971 until Feb 1973 then to sat. diving school .HTCM (MDV) Bennett was the master diver the best master I ever dove for. |
| Legare, Thomas | SN | 1971 – 1972 | Boatswain mate | Spent about a year on USS Opportune. I'm looking for John Reynolds who also served on same ship. |
| McDonald, John | IC2 | 1971 – 1971 | E | I spent the last months of my duty on the USS Opportune, I pick it up at Rota, Spain to Little Creek, VA. |
| Lang, Henry (Kandi) Hn | HN | 1971 – Nov 1972 | sickbay | I miss the crew and the friends that were onboard ...any one wishing to contact me 404-405-0068 |
| Trammell, William H | EN1 | Apr 1, 1971 – Jun 5, 1973 | M | This ship was the best, The CO was a leader of men, I would have followed him to hell and back. The crew worked hard and played even harder The Oppy did alot of good work |
| Phinney, Allan | Electrician Mate 3rd Class | Apr 30, 1971 – Nov 6, 1972 | Engineering | Had some interesting experiences aboard the "Oppy", some good, some not so much. All in all a great learning experience for a young guy. |
| Perry, William (Bill) | w1. w-2 | May 6, 1971 – Mar 10, 1974 | chief engineer | Enjoyed my tour. lots of great people. Don craft. bob fred(RIP re engined with cats 3 med cruises includung recovering jfk anchor and chain. I was OOD when we found it. |
| Trammell, William (Bill) | EN1 | Jun 6, 1971 – May 6, 1973 | M | Good ship, good crew. Worked hard and played hard. banddtrammell@gmail.com |
| Haubert, Philip | RM5 | Jun 10, 1971 – Aug 10, 1972 | Communications | If you were on board when I was, please contact me at e-mail "philip.haubert@hotmail.com. Thanks. |
| O'Hara, Kevin | EN-3 | Dec 1971 – Feb 1974 | Engineering | kevino1@comcast.net One of the greatest times of my life. Served under some of the best Petty Officers, Chiefs and Officers in the US Navy. Mr. Perry was the best. Many good times, good port calls and friends. |
| Pierce, Steve | ENS | 1972 – 1975 | Communications Officer/Salvage Diving Officer | My first ship. Great Med cruise, including recovering USS JFK's anchor and chain off Cannes, France. BMCS Okey Southers took me to USS Recovery to meet Carl Brashear. Many great memories. Looking for John Mulkeen. |
| Hutchinson, Eric (Hutch) | EM3 | Feb 1, 1972 – Dec 14, 1974 | eng | Was on the Oppy for the JFK lift in the Med in '72. Hell of a lot iron to get off the bottom. |
| Werneke, Robert (Bob) | EN2 | Oct 15, 1972 – Jun 6, 1975 | Salvage | Awesome time aboard the Oppy. Interesting time in History coming out of Vietnam. Always busy, Robert Fred CO, Bosn Ryder Salvage Officer, Okey Southers Master Diver. Absolutely a great time of my life. Cheers |
| Duncan, William | LCDR | Dec 1972 – Jun 5, 1975 | XO | Never boring. Best C.O. ever, Bob Fred. Last job before departure, clearing & reopening Suez Canal. Other adventures: Picking up tug in Coney Island Channel, Yonkers parade; KENNEDY anchor recovery, CYCLOPSE search. |
| McVehil, John | E5/RM | 1973 – 1976 | COMMUNICATIONS | |
| Lucas, David ( Luke )Y | HT2 | Jan 1973 – May 1976 | Engineering | Wow its been 40 years since I left the Oppy and the navy. I wonder where Mike Tipton, Ricky Johnson, John Flaherty,Abe Snelson, Mike Van Winkle and HTCM Gruber are now. I'm retired from Goodyear and enjoying life. |
| Hanes, Robert | OS1/OSC | Jan 1, 1973 – | Operations | Would like to say hello to all my shipmates. Was promoted to chief while on a Med cruise in early 73' .I continued my career and retiring as Chief Warrant. |
| Engelhardt, Gary | IC2 | Jan 1, 1973 – Mar 1, 1975 | Only IC man on board | Gitmo cruise, Shore leave in Ocho Rios Jamaica, pulling targets and floating drydock from Quonset Point, RI. Left the Oppy just before the Suez cruise. Remember going to VA beach and party with Mike Gourlie and gang. View 'now' Photo |
| Tonkin, Don | BM1 (DV) | 1974 – | Dive Locker | Suez canal was fun, but busy. Glad I found the bicycle that RJ threw over the side that I was blamed for. Lagging for choice of sea rats meal on Egyptian crane got a bit intense at times. Good deck crew to work with. |
| Gourlie, Mike | EM1 | Jul 1974 – Apr 1976 | Electrical Division | Served aboard the USS Opportune during its deployment to the Suez Canal Zone area in 1975 as an adjunct to Task Force 65. The Opportune was the first ship to travel the entire canal after its closing in 1967. |
| Gourlie, Mike | EM! | Aug 1974 – Apr 1976 | Electrical | Was on board for the Med Cruise to the Suez Canal. First ship to traverse the Suez Canal since 1968. Go Oppy! Retired LTC (O-5), Wisconsin Army National Guard. Active duty combat tour in Afghanistan, Aug 2004 - Aug 2005. |
| Brummett, Carl | ARS 41 | Nov 23, 1974 – Jul 3, 1977 | Engineering | Aboard the Oppy during the Suez Canal Tour. Met a lot of good men and friends. |
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