US Navy Crew List
– Reunite with old Navy Buddies –
350640 entries available online. Add yours!
1 user currently logged in and 808 visitors active.
USS Lipan (ATF 85) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Lipan (ATF 85). 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?
Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Try the Ship's Store.
There are 23 crew members registered for the USS Lipan (ATF 85).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacLean, Don(Mac) | EN3 | 1954 – 1956 | Engineering | |
| Prusinowski, John | May 1, 1955 – Sep 1, 1957 | |||
| Peterson, James (Pete) | En2 | May 5, 1958 – Jan 16, 1962 | Eng. | |
| Ferguson, Harold/ Fergie | en3 | Apr 1960 – 1961 | engineering | |
| Pearson, ‘joseph | FN | Jan 1962 – Jan 1965 | Engineering | I’m retired |
| Oliver, Thomas | SN - ETR2 | Jan 1963 – Jul 1965 | OE | Great little ship - built the same year I was born. Made two Wet-Pac cruises. Salvaged an LST in DaNang bird dogged a couple Russian trawlers. Two trips to Samoa and all islands between there and Pearl with scientists |
| Edwards, Charles | IC2 | 1967 – 1968 | Eng. | dates uncertain, lone IC man onboard, good duty tropic hrs towed targets often for tin-can firing exercises when sailing from the Hickam piers at the Pearl channel entrance. |
| Hadland, Douglas | FN | Sep 1, 1967 – Feb 9, 1971 | Engineering | |
| Koehler, Charlie | EN3 | Mar 1969 – Nov 1970 | Engineering | |
| Brogan, Joseph | EN2 | May 1969 – Oct 1969 | Engineering | Was on when we went to Midway and Adak and worked with the AEC |
| Fisk, Elvin | RM1 | Dec 1969 – Sep 1973 | O DIV | Served under 3 skippers. Was on til the lst day she was a USS. Decommissioned in Sasebo, Japan. |
| Gates, Denver "Denny" | QM2 | Dec 31, 1969 – Jan 8, 1971 | Operations | Know Hadland, Olsen and Fisk who are registered here. Had some fun times aboard. Obtained Merchant Marine Master ticket after leaving Navy and operated Tug Supply vessels. Retired from US Government serving 16 years. |
| Olsen, Frederick | QMC | Jan 1, 1970 – Jun 1, 1971 | OPS | |
Koski, David  | CSSN | Mar 3, 1971 – Nov 8, 1971 | Commissary | I recall my ship, the USS Lipan docked in July 1971 at Camrahn Bay and also docked at Vung Tau in September 1971. The ship docked in November 1971 at Da Nang when I went ashore and boarded a transport to Seattle, WA. |
| Corey, Rollie | YN3 | Apr 1971 – 1972 | Ships office | I was on board also for the long trip from Nam to pearl towing the pier, the fire when we left and how everybody was happy because we got to go back to subic one last time, I believe it took us about 2 mo. |
| Weed, Frank | Lt jg | May 1971 – Jul 1972 | Ops and Diving | Good memories of crew, trips to shore and the long trip back to Hawaii from Viet Nam towing a floating dock bigger than us. Lost power for a day due to engine fire that crew handled well. Had to refuel at sea. |
| Kurtz, Steven | qm2/dv2 | May 1, 1971 – Jun 1, 1973 | operations | deja vu 2019,was a long trip home |
| Jones, Curtis / Curt | EN 3 | Dec 28, 1971 – Jul 22, 1972 | snipe main engine room | Sea stories abound. |
| Rowan, Mike (Duke) | FN | 1972 – 1973 | Engineering | |
| Peterson, Fred | rm3 | Jan 1972 – Jun 1972 | operations | |
| Metro, Philip NEW | EN2 | Aug 1972 – Dec 1972 | Engineering | Become extremely I'll the evening we were to leave for Nam and was taken to the Naval Hospital. Was admitted With pneumonia. Missed the cruise to Nam. Was hospitalized 30 days then discharged from the Navy. |
| Rubay, Aaron (Ron) | SM2 | Nov 15, 1972 – May 29, 1973 | OC | Served on board from November 72 until May 73 as the only SM on board. I was the Captains driver in Sasebo Japan until we decommissioned the Lipan. I received orders for discharge 3 weeks later. Great ship. Many stories. |
| Carlson, Ronald | RM3 | 1974 – 1975 | Military Detatchment | I was onboard when Lipan was homeported in Oakland Ca, but then permanently deployed to the Philippines. |
Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Lipan (ATF 85).
Report an offensive or inappropriate entry.
↑ To top of page | ↓ To bottom of page
Reunions
There are currently no planned reunions.