Some of The History of SubRon 14
USS Hunley
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This text is from the Commissioning book of the
U.S.S. Hunley (AS 31)
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Newport News, VA

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The Commissioning Book is from Ernie Demers ETNSN.

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Commissioning of the
U.S.S. Hunley
June 16, 1962
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Newport News, Virginia

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Naval Commissioning
The Commissioning Ceremony marks the initiation of service of a ship of the Operating Forces of the United States Navy.  At the moment of breaking her commission pennant, U.S.S. Hunley (AS31) becomes the responsibility of her Commanding Officer, Captain Douglas N. Syverson, USN, who together with the ship's company, then has the duty of making and keeping her constantly ready for any service demanded by our country in war or peace.

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U.S.S. Hunley (AS31)
A FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE TENDER

SPONSOR
Mrs. J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr.
Wife if the Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina

KEEL LAID
28 November 1960

LAUNCHED
28 September 1961

COMMISSIONED
16 June 1962

BUILT BY
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Newport News, Virginia

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Patriotism and profit formed the basis of the idea to build a submarine. The Confederate government had offered handsome bounties to private parties who sank Union ships.  Horace L. Hunley, the principal financial backer, and two marine engineers McClintock and Watson, were part of a group which had built the submarine PIONEER in 1862 with an eye on the profits to be gained in sinking the Federal ships blockading the mouth of the Mississippi River. However, the PIONEER was sunk when New Orleans was captured.

The three submarine builders moved to Mobile, which was under the command of Major General D. H. Maury, who was sympathetic toward underwater torpedo projects. He welcomed the three men and ordered a new boat to be built.  Their first attempt an iron boat 25 feet long, five feet wide and six feet deep was towed off Fort Morgan for an attack on the blockading fleet. She promptly sank in heavy seas, but without toss of life.

The next vessel was built from an iron boiler about 25 feet long and four feet in diameter. They cut her in half, inserted two 12-inch iron strips in her sides and tapered her fore and aft. Bulkheads were riveted inside the bow and stern castings to form water ballast tanks for lowering and raising the vessel.  Flat castings were fitted to the outside bottom for ballast, and could be dropped if necessary by loosening bolts which passed through stuffing boxes inside the boat. A propeller shaft extending almost the length of the craft was fitted with eight cranks so that the crew could sit on the port side while cranking.  Lateral fins were operated from a lever amidships. Hatchways installed fore and aft were provided with glass panes, the only means of seeing out of the boat with closed hatches. A candle was used for illumination and to indicate oxygen supply.

This questionable craft with a top speed of four miles pet hour was named the H. L. HUNLEY in honor of the man who had made her existence possible.

The torpedoes copper cylinders with 90 pounds of explosives were to be towed on a 200-foot rope behind the sub. The boat was to dive under an enemy ship and surface on the other side, dragging the torpedo against the ship. Her first trial was a success. A hit on a flatboat blew fragments 100 feet in the air.

Charleston was chosen as her home port because of the bombardment on Fort Sumter. Maury offered the HUNLEY to General P. G. T. Beauregard, Charleston’s commander, who gratefully accepted.  Lt. John Payne and a crew from Charleston volunteered to man the little boat, and she was towed to Fort Johnson for trials. A few nights later the HUNLEY took her first lives, She was lying at the wharf with the crew inside, when a swell from a passing steamer poured water into her open hatchway, and she sank like a rock. Lt. Payne alone escaped and immediately asked permission to raise her and recruit another crew. However, the HUNLEY swamped again at the wharf at Fort Sumter, and this rime Lt. Payne and two crew members survived.

Horace Hunley arrived with another crew and convinced the discouraged Beauregard that they could successfully operate the sub. This they did, diving her and returning. But on October 15, 1863, with a large crowd watching, Hunley and his crew submerged but failed to come up.

Sickened by the loss of so many lives, Beauregard was ready to give up on the HUNLEY, but he was finally talked into another try by two young engineers who had helped build her. He agreed to the attempt with the provision that the ship operate on the surface and carry her torpedo on a spar projecting from her bow. The torpedo was accordingly fitted, but they continued to operate the boat under water.

The two engineers, Lieutenants Dixon and Alexander, accomplished an amazing feat. They hoarded a Confederate ship, told the HUNLEY’s history, asked for volunteers and got them. This crew made a series of successful dives.  However, before an attack could be launched, Alexander was ordered to Mobile and Dixon was left to carry on.

On the night of February 17, 1864, the sea was calm and despite a bright moon, Dixon decided to wait no longer. The crew came aboard, hatches were closed. and the HUNLEY slipped under the surface.  The HOUSATONIC, a 1,240-ton screw steamer only three years old, lay at anchor in the bay. At about 8:45 p. m. the officer of the deck observed a disturbance in the water 100 yards away.  He thought it was a floating plank but took no chances, He gave orders to hoist the anchor and began backing the engines.

In the meantime the men on deck saw to their horror that the object had changed course and the sloop was headed directly toward it. It was so near that her guns were of no use, and they began firing with pistols and rifles.  A tremendous explosion disintegrated the stern of the sloop, a cloud of black smoke puffed from her stack, and she sank almost immediately All but five of her crew were rescued.
The little iron boiler submarine had become the first in history to sink a warship-a feat which would not be duplicated for half a century. But no word was received from the HUNLEY, and finally it had to be assumed that she had gone down with the sloop. In his memoirs, Alexander deduced that Dixon, operating only on dead reckoning, did not realize that the HOUSATONIC was backing toward him and had struck with such momentum that the crew was unable to back their boat free of the sinking sloop.
After the fall of Charleston in February 1865, divers examined the wreckage of the HOUSATONIC, but did not find the HUNLEY.  But several years later she was discovered lying on the bottom of the harbor, her bow still pointed toward the sunken sloop.

Artist’s  conception of the Confederate Torpedo Boat HUNLEY.

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Submarine Tender Hunley  (AS 31)
Prospective Ship's Officers
Captain Douglas N. Syverson, USN, Commanding Officer
Commander William H. Knull, Jr., USN, Executive Officer

Executive Staff
Lieutenant Commander Glen A. Snell
Lieutenant Commander William D. Cooper, Chaplain
Lieutenant (J.G.) Robert M. Kephart

Operations And Navigation
Lieutenant Roy F. Battles
Lieutenant (J.G.) George Pertovitz, Jr.

Deck
Lieutenant (J.G.) Charles W. Wehner
Lieutenant (J.G.) Joseph A. Continelli
CWO Clifton C. Crisler

Engineering And Repair
Lieutenant Commander Henry A. Hoffmann
Lieutenant John N. Evosevich
Lieutenant Arthur J. Meacham
Lieutenant Cyrus McConnell, Jr.
Lieutenant (J.G.) Louis M. Laterza
Lieutenant (J.G.) Eric P. Bailey
Lieutenant (J.G.) Leo “H” Boyd
Lieutenant (J.G.) William D. Mansfield
Lieutenant (J.G.) Frank A. Skewes
Lieutenant (J.G.) Elliott F. Larose
Lieutenant (J.G.) Charles R. Ray
Lieutenant (J.G.) Paul N. McGgrath
Ensign Joseph R. Flasco
Ensign John S. Lahaszow
Ensign William R. Murrell
CWO James F. Barratt

Supply
Commander Karl N. Keever
Lieutenant Commander Ralph F. Murphy, Jr.
Lieutenant Charles W. Long
Lieutenant Roy E. Carver
Lieutenant (J.G.) Stephen Charlesworth
Ensign Charles W. Gile
Ensign Alfred C. Grosskurth
Ensign Gene F. Sheehan
CWO Lewis E. Mattox

Medical
Lieutenant Jay D. Ellenby

Dental
Captain Arthur F. Gustavion
Commander William C. Riesenberg
Lieutenant Commander Gerald M. Bowers

Weapons Repair
Lieutenant Commander Forrest T. Bruce
Lieutenant Denny R. Rathbun
Lieutenant John H. Miller
Lieutenant John H. Dolan
Lieutenant (J.G.) Carl G. Haesloop, Jr.
Lieutenant (J.G.) Stanley J. Chalecki
Lieutenant (J.G.) Bliss F. Nisonger
Lieutenant (J.G.) Charles W. Griffin

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Adkins, Clarence, Chief Electrician's Mate
Agee, Arthur R., Chief Boilerman
Ash, Luther, Chief Fire Control Technician
Beisel Louis S., Chief Electronics Technician
Bickel, Richard L., Senior Chief Machine Accountant
Carman, Joseph J., Chief Shipfitter
Cenderelli, Daniel E., Chief Machinery Repairman
Clay, Donald R., Chief Machinist's Mate
Cook, Robert, Chief Torpedoman's Mate
Cronan, Robert E., Chief Dental Technician
Cruise, Ralph L., Master Chief Yeoman
Daily, William T., Chief Machinery Repairman
Davidson, Robert L., Chief Radioman
De Fore, Jerold M., Chief Electronics Technician
Dowell, George E., Senior Chief Electronics Technician
Eckard, Harold A., Chief Storekeeper
Foley, Robert D., Chief fire Control Technician
Foison, Charles E., Chief Electrician's Mate
Foxwell, Robert E., Chief Gunner's Mate (T)
Gambrell, William E., Chief Machinist's Mate
Garcia, Leo, Chief Torpedoman's Mate
Glidewell, James A., Chief Shipfitter
Godek, Eugene E., Chief Engineman
Gonsalves, Joseph, Chief Fire Control Technician
Hensley, Howard E., Chief Electrician's Mate
Hudson, Carl E., Chief Interior Communications Electrician
Johnson, Charles B., Jr., Senior Chief Engineman
Johnson, Charles E., Chief Machinist's Mate
Kendig, Richard A., Chief Engineman
Kerns, Wilbur E., Chief Missile Technician
Kopp, Gilbert C., Chief Personnel Man
Lang, Emerson C., Master Chief Engineman
Lindquist, Robert E., Senior Chief Lithographer
Lopez, Oscar, Chief Missile Technician
Loy, Harold, Chief Machinist's Mate
Messersmith, James E., Chief Boatswain's Mate
Meyer, Charles J., Jr., Master Chief Shipfitter
Minizak, Walter, Chief Shipfitter
Monteith, Harold W., Senior Chief Ship's Serviceman
Moss, Charles E., Chief Interior Communications Technician
Myette, John J., Chief Personnel Man
Newcomer, Woodrow W., Chief Boilerman
Olsen, Howard, Chief Machinist's Mate
O'Rourke, Charles F., Chief Instrumentman
Paige, Clayton C., Chief Postal Clerk
Parker, Waverly F., Chief Torpedoman's Mate
Perry, Robert D., Chief Hospital Corpsman
Pettigrew, Daniel, Chief Storekeeper
Pickard, Ralph H., Chief Electrician's Mate
Porter, George T., Chief Steward
Quatrlni, Edward J., Chief Shipfitter
Reagan, John, Chief Electrician's Mate
Rose, Norman E., Chief Shipfitter
Santos, David E., Chief Engineman
Schorb, Robert C., Senior Chief Fire Control Technician
Scott, Charles E., Senior Chief Electrician's Mate
Scott, Malcolm L., Chief Opticalman
Shirley, James W., Chief Machinist's Mate
Sigg, Paul E., Chief Missile Technician
Smallwood, Donald F., Chief Shipfitter
Smith, Frederick J., Chief Electronics Technician
Stanley, Arthur P, Chief Storekeeper
Surratt, Paul F., Senior Chief Ship's Serviceman
Theeuwen, John D., Chief Electrician's Mate
Tortomasi, Vincent G., Chief Machinist's Mate
Turner, William A., Chief Interior Communications Technician
Vuori, Lee A., Senior Chief Electronics Technician
Wade, James D., Chief Commissaryman
Wesseldine, Fleming J. Chief Commissaryman
White, John H., Jr. Chief Missile Technician
Wickard, Oliver H., Jr., Chief Disbursing Clerk
Wright, Frank A., Jr., Chief Torpedoman's Mate

EXECUTIVE STAFF
Bennett.J. R., YN2
Bolger, E. H., PC2
Bounocore, J. F., SN
Burk, K. K., PN3
Cowhig, J. W., JO3
David, R. J., SA
Davis, C. J., SN
Falls, L. K., PC2
Ferri, J. E., SA
Graphos, P. T., SA
Hayhurst, V.J., SN
Hickey, C. E., SN
Horton, H. G., YN1
Larson, J.M., SN
Loughlin, E., PN3
Perk, J. H., SA
Pope, L., YN3
Quinn, F., YN3
Volk, E. A., PN2
Wall, H. H., YN3
Webb, D. E., PN2
Whiteaker, A. L., YN2
Wixted, F. E., Jr., YN3

OPERATIONS
Bellemare, R. J., RM2
Blacketrer, C. W., RM2
Brooks, C. A, Jr., RM2-P1
Cibberto, J. P., QM3
Clough, J. A., Jr., QM1
Cormiet, F. R., Jr., RM2-P1
Creech, G. J., RM2
Dora, G. J., AG1
Engstrom, G. A., SM1
Frorangijo, F. N., SM1(SS)
Geagler, F. S., RM3
Goodwin, R. F., RM1
Guadaloupe, A., Jr., SM1
Halil,J.R., RMSA
Hare, J. J., Jr., RMSN
Hix., A. J., Jr., SFM3(SS)
Huber, E. M., ETN2
Marcum, C. L., RMSA
Markowski, D. L., RMSN
McDaniel, G. T., ETNSA
Miller, J.D., RM1
Mock, W. I., RM1
Newman, C. E., RM2
Poythress, C. R., Jr.,ETRSN
Soriano, F. H., RM3

DECK DEPARTMENT
Adams, J. L., SA
Aikens, J. M., SA
Babbitt, A. L., SA
Barfield, J. R., SA
Beaulieti, R. N., SA
Benson, R. E., SA
Bishop, J. D., SN
Blass, W. J., SN
Boles, C. R., BM3
Bozarth, M. E., BM2(DV)
Britt, B. W., SA
Brown, L. H., SA
Burton, G. C., SN
Camera, A., Jr.,  SA
Campbell, A., SN
Carey, J. J., SN
Cates, G. A., SN
Cattani, D. E., SN
Chapman, E. D., SA
Cheslak, J. T, SA.
Childs, W. E., BM2
Clifford, D. W., SA
Collins, J. J., GM(G)3
Creason, C. M., SA
Curein, T. J., SA
Davis, B, L., BM2
Dawson, A. D., BM1
Dessaro, M., SN
Dillman, C. A.,BM2
Doyle, B. M., SA
Driggers, D.C., SA
DuBrueler, J. M., SN
Dyer, O. C., SA
Fauss, J. N., SA
Finkbiner, D., SA
Gill, J. R., SA
Grant, J. C. GM(G)3
Ham, G. G., SA
Haney, P. F., SN
Happ, J. L., Jr., SA
Hauschildt. R. A., SA
Hemry, W. D., Jr., SA
Hinds, W. J., SA
Jarvis, R M., SA
Jefferson, A. N., Jr., SA
Jones, A. B.,  BM3
Kenny, M. H., SA
Knecht, H, G., SN
Kovacs, L. J., SA
Krafty, M. W., Jr., SA
Lamb, K. B., SN
Landrum, R. M., SA
Lenigar, D. M., SA
Lewis, C. J., BM3(DV)
Mason, T. M., SN
Massdin, W. L., SN
McDonald, K. R., SN
McGuire, C. H., SA
Mills, R. C., BM1
Minkos, R. J., SA
Monks, H. K., SA
Mullen, M. J., SN
Noble, S., SA
Packmsn, B. N., SA
Parkes, S. L., SA
Pelerchia, H. F., SN
Peltonen, O.M., SN
Petta, J. T., Jr., SN
Phillips, D. J., SN
Phillips, G., BM2
Phillips, L. S., SA
Pippins, G. L., GM(G)1(DV)
Polak. R. P., SA
Quitante, T. J., SA
Rappazzo, C. J., BM3
Rave, L. A., SA
Rawa, G. R., SA
Rich, C. E., BM2
Redinger, F. "J" SA
Rierri, D. A., SN
Robbs, R. W., SA
Rodgers, H., SN
Rodriguez, G. D., SA
Rouhier, T. L., SA
Sinks, J. R., SA
Smith, J. I., SA
Snare, J. D., SN
Sorber, J. J., Jr., SA
Spangler, G. J., SA
Stewart, J. J., Jr., SN
Strayer, P .J., SA
Tainter, A. R., SA
Thomas, J. F., SA
Thornton, R. E., BM2
Urbain, A. L., SA
Vetzel, W M., SA
Wasden, A. W., SA
Wegener, D. P., SN
Whearon, D. W., SA
White, O. O., BM2
Williams, C. W., SA
Wright, G. W. C., SA
Youngblood, G. A., SA
Zabinski, E. F., SA

ENGINEERING AND, REPAIR DEPARTMENT
Alegado, A. Y., EN3
Anderson, J. A., MM1
Anderson, R. E., ETRSA
Anglin, E. B., DC1
Arnzen, W, H., ETR3
Atwater, N. E., SFP3
Banford, R. W., SA
Barber, R. H., IC3
Barnhart, E. E., MM1
Barrett, J. C., FA
Bauer, D. A., FA
Bauer, D. L., FA
Beauchemin, C. J., IV, EM3
Behaman, D. P. ENFN
Bell. R. H. IC1
Belting, C. A. MM2
Bennett, F. A., EMFA
Benoir, M. E., SFM2
Benton, C. C., FA
Benton, D. L., MRFN
Berndt, N. C., EM3
Bertrand, H., EMFA
Betta, J. B., Jr. FA
Bishop, N. F. MM1
Blomquist, R. I., FN
Bodiford, B. F.,EN2(SS)
Bohannan, J. L., BT2
Bohatch, T. S., EM3
Boocher, G. P., SFM2
Boone. S., FA
Boulanger, F. J., EMFN
Boutell, J. E., ETN3
Bowman, B. R., FA
Braggs, H. W., SFM3
Bramer, G. L., EN1
Breaux, A. J., Jr., ETN2
Brent, D. L., FA,
Brewster, A. F., MM2
Brown, A. E., EN1
Brown. A. J., EN3
Brunsvold. D T. ETR3
Bruotton, W. W., FA
Buchanan, R. A., MR2-P1
Bunn, J. R., ETNSN
Burnette, D. B., IMSA
Burt, J. L., EM3
Busbee, W. W., ICFN
Bussell, R. L. ETN2
Cain, J. R., EM2
Campbell, E. E., SFM2
Carlin, W. B., FA
Carpenter, C. H., Jr. SF1
Cathirell, J., MMFA
Chisholm C. L., FA
Churchill, W. F., MRFN
Clair, E. N., IC1
Clifford, W. R., ETRSN
Coker, E. C., MM2
Collins, W. G., IC1
Conroy, J. E., Jr. OM2
Cook, L. E., SF1
Coolbaugh, T. J., EN1
Copeland, A. H., MM1
Cornelius, J. J., SFP2
Cox, R. J., Jr. MM3
Cressy, R. C. MM3
CumminS, P, S., ETR2
Cunningham, R. S., MM1-P1
Cutmore, G. A., EM3
Daniels, J. E., SFP2
Dash, B. E., IC3
Davis, A. G., Jr. ETR3
Davis, G. E., FA
Davis, J. E., FA
Davis, W., Jr. FA
Deneys, B J.,FA
Denny, R. E., EN2
Ditzler, B. L., SFM2
Dodge, L. F., OM2
Donalds, J. P. EN2
Donaway, A. F., FN
Dondlinger, C. A. FA
Dontigney, R. F., EN1
Dotson, B. G., IC2
Downey, R. H., EN2
Drummond, CD. P., FA
Dumes, M. S., SFM3
Dunn, J. W., LI3
Dupras, A. F., EN3
Duque, R. G., EN3
Eary, K. G., FN
Eddinger, R. L., MLFN
Elder, M. R., FA
Elliott, D. F., FA
Elliott, J. O., FA
Evans, R. J., EN2(SS)
Everette, W. W., EN3
Ewoldt, J. L., ICFA
Fifield, R. H., FA
Flint, J. H., HM2-P1
Flowers, C. E., Jr. EN3
Floyd, W. L., SFM3
Forte, W. C., BT2
Fortson, C. S., FA
Fowler, L. A., SFM3
Fowler, S. D., ET1
Frank, J. V., IC2
Frankenberg, W. O., MR1
Freeman, R. H., SN
French, L., FA
Friendlein, D. E., EN3
Fuller, G. R., SF1
Gallagher, J. R., FA
Gant, A. C., EM1
Garrett, W. G., Jr., ETRSN
Garry, R. B., EN3
Garthoeffner, C. P, SA
Gaughan, P.C., FN
Gee, M. E., FA
Genrey, W., SFP3
Gerlach, P. M., EM3
Getter, M. I., ET1
Gile, B. G., EM2(SS)
Giliman, D. R., FA
Giliman, J. W., DC2
Gilliland, B. A., FA
Gilparrirk, K. A., FA
Gilson, D. J., EM1
Goers, P. C., DM3
Goff, B.J., FA
Goldinger, D. J., OM1
Good, T. M., MR2
Goodwin, H., DC2
Gosnell, J. L., FA
Grace, E. L., ENFN
Grantharn, N. H, MM1
Graves, E. F., SF1
Graves, R. L., SF1
Gray, R. B., FA
Groesbeck. R. L., SPM3
Grondin, V. L., EN3
Grorioha, J. C, FA
Haithcoat, T. C., ETR3
Halbert, R. L., EM3
Hall, P. G., EM1
Hallman. W. R., OM2
Halsell, J. L., SFM3
Hamlin, D. L., MM2
Hammond, L. C., SF1
Haverl, G. H., EN1
Hayes, C. N., EM1-P1
Haynes, B. L., FA
Henderson, W. A., EN2
Henry, F. W. SF1
Herring, J. F., ENFN
Hicks, D. E., IC2
Hjort, D. L., EN1
Hollaway, "M" "C", EN1
Holliday, W. B., PM1
Holtz, R. W., SFM3
Honeycutt, T. G., Jr., FA
Hopper, W. C., IC2
Horn, W. J., MR1
Hotchkiss, P. P., FA
Howard, A. N., EMFN
Huffer, A. L., MM2
Hults, N. A., ENFN
Hurd, C. W., FA
Hurd, T. L., FA
Hyde, A. J., FN
Hyle, L. A., EMFN
Ice, A. D., FA
Ice, N. C., EN1
Jackson, A. H., FN
James, G. J., Jr.,, SFM2
Jancetic, G. A-, FA
Jobe, W. L., EM3
Johns, G. H., FA
Johnson, W. H., BM1
Johnson, W. O., MM2
Johnston, J. A., MMFA
Jones, D. B., FN
Kallal, S. L., FA
Keimel, J. A., OM3
Kennedy, R. L., Jr., FN
King, C. W., MM2-P1
King, R. C., MRFN
Kinney, W. F., FN
Kinzie, D. L., FA
Kirton. S. W., MM1
Klaus, D. ENFN
Kmak, E. W., IM3
Knapik, P. P., ETR2
KnIpe, W. E., 3rd, FA
Knops, A. J., FA
Knotts, J. H., OMSN
Knox, E. W., EM2(SS)-P1
Kohl, H. W., IC1
Kreager, G. W., Jr., ETR3
Kreth, C. F., ETNSN
Kristinek, G. A., SFP2
Krug, R. G., Jr., FA
Kruithoff, P. F., FA
Kurtz, E. P., MMFN
Kusek, L. J., Jr., ENFN
Kuszewski. P. S., FA
Lacombe, N. W., IC2
Lafreniere, A. C., DC2(DV)
Lambert, R. ETNSN
Lanorith, J. M., FA
Larsen, E.C., ICFN
Lee. D. H., EN3
Lenfers, E. L., MMFN
Lenoine. P. N., EN1
Leonard, J. H., Jr., MM1-P1
Lesan, W. S., EM3
Lessley, L. B., DCFN
Lewis, J. R., SFM2
Littleton, M. Q., SFM3
Lively, J. E., IC2
Lloyd, G. L., EMFN
Long, R. T., SFM2
Looker, F. M., ETR3
Ludwig, F. J., MM3
Lundini, R. C., SFMFA
Luman, W. H., Jr., FA
Lyle, C.J., MRFN
Marcum, D. L., EM1
Madden, H. F., SFP2
Magill, M. S., IMSN
Mahardy, T. M., MR3
Mallory, R. T., Jr., SFP2
Marshall, M. A., SFP2
Marten, P. D., ETRSN
Martin, J. G., EN3
Mathieu, L. J., EMFA
Mattson, D. C., EN3
McCall. C. F., EN2(SS)
McCoy, L. W., ETR3
McGroggan, P. F., BTFA
McGowan, R. L., MRPN
McLees. J. W., FN
McDevitt, P., FA
McElhaney, H. D., EN3
Menge. T. R., SA
Mercer, R. W., EMFN
Merritt, G. R., MR2
Messer, D. L., FA
Meyer, G. C., FA
Milford, R. R., OM2
Millard, R. A., MR3
Moore, G. H., SFP3
Morgan, H. P., IC3
Morris, R. J., EN3
Muaro, B. J., SPM3
Munson, R. F., SF1
Murry, D. L., 0M3
Myre, R. T., MM2
Napravnik, P., ETNSN
Napsey, D. M., FN
Nelson, A. L., EN2
Ness, J. M., EMFA
Noble, C. E., EN3
Northway, W. D., MR2
Noud, L. H., SFP2
Nourse, D. S., FA
Oberhiem, C. G., IC1
Ogburn, E. R., FA
O'Keefe, J. J., Jr., FA
Olsen, C. D., SFMFA
O'Neil. F. J., SFP3
Ott, O, D., MR2
Owens, J. H., MR2
Parker, J., EMFA
Parlng, L. G., Jr., FA
Pate, D. L., FA
Payne, “J” H., SFM2
Perry, D. L., FA
Phillips, T. E., FA
Pitt, S. L., SF1
Pittsley, J. A., FA
Plyer, R. R., FA
Polt, W. R., EN3
Porter, R. S., SF2
Potter, C. A., MR3
Power, D. J, MM3
PrendergasT, D. G., EN3
PritcheTT, P. C., SFP2
Prompovitch., L. S., FA
Putala, M. P., EM2(SS)
Radde, D. G., SPM2
Ralston, R. T., MM3
Rasmussen, E. S., FN
Raso, S., MM1
Rebmann, J. F., EM3
Redmond, J. D., MMFA
Reed, W. J., ENS
Renner, E. H., SPMFA
Rial, R. D, MM2-P1
Richards. G. L., FN
Richardson, G., C., EMFN
Rinesmith. E., L., FA
Risacher, M. C., ETN3
Rittenhouse. J., H., EN2
Roberts. H. T., Jr., FA
Rodgers, L. S., FA
Roix. W. G., EMFN
Romano, J. M., Jr., EM3
Rosinger. A., M., FA
Rossiter, D. R., EN3
Russell, G. M., SFMFA
Ruth, F. L., IC2
Salanca. R. C., MR1-.P1
Salko, J. R., ETR3
Sampson, “O” “O” IC1
Sarber, C. T., EN2
Sasser, C. T., MM3-P1
Scapatici, J. E., EM2
Schacher, F. C., FA
Schaefer, F. J., Jr., PH1
Schimke, L. V., FA
Schmidt, A. F., Jr., FA
Schmidt, J. J., ETRSN
Schnieder, W. B., FN
Schupp, R, H., SF1
Schwamb, A. K., LI3
Sealy, K. L., MM1-P1
Senko, W. J., ET1
Shea, T. M., EMFA
Sheely, C. R., MR3
Shipes, J. T., FA
Shryock, W. C., EN1
Sims, J. H., FA
Singer, S. H., FA
Sjutset, G. M., SPM2
Skwarlo, E. P., ENFN
Smith, C. E., SP1
Smith, J. L., MM3
Smith, R. L., EN1
Smith. D. L., FN
Sonneman, D. J., SKSN
Spangler, E. O., DC2
St. John, R. E., EM3
Standridge, R. B., EM2(SS)
Stead, A., Jr., ET1
Stellar, D. W., EM3
Stennett, D., FA
Stevens, R. A., FA
Stevens, R. L., MM3
Stone, G. A., EN3
Stukes, G., FA
Sturgeon, F. E., FA
Sudol, S., FA
Suhay, J. S., FA
Sullivan, M. P., ETR3
Tacker, L. L., DC2
Taranro, R. N., SFP3
Tare, F. M., Jr., EN3
Taylor, A. R., SF1
Taylor, B. G., EN1
Taylor, R. J., FA
Temple, W. J., ENFA
Thomas, R., FN
Thompson, D. H., MLFN
Thompson, L. E., MRFN
Thorp, D G., EN3
Thorpe, F. M., SF1
Thurman, D., FA
Tidmore, C. A., ET1
Touhill. J. R., ETRSN
Trail, L. G., FA
Trammell. L., ML1
Trevino, M., Jr. ML3
Tripplett, W. F., ENFN
Turner, H. W., EM2
Tuttle, D. G., DC3
Uzzo, P., Jr. EN3
Van Gundy, J. G., EN3
Van Ling, C. O., EN3
Van Riper, P., EN1
Van Watt, V. L. FA
Vanderhoef, R., IM3
Vermette, A. O., EN3
Vorce, W. H., MM1
Wagner, R. R., DC2
Walker, C. M., DC2
Walters, R. M., FA
Waltman, J. B., PMFN
Wands, D. G., MM3
Wannamaker, D. R., MM1-P1
Ward, R. E., Jr., FA
Watts, P. H., OM3
Warren, J, F., ETNSN
Wenner, J., SFM3
Wenrzell, C. H.EMFN
White, S. C., MM2-P1
Williams, M., FN
Wilson, J. B., EN1
Wilson, R. L., EM3
Wilson, T. R., ETNSA
Winneer, A. R., SF1
Wittner, L. F., DC3
Witt, L. W., EN2
Wnuk, R. J., EMFA
Wolff, W. G., FA
Wollyang, J. F., FA
Wood, D. R., MRFN
Wulff, W. A., DC1
Yakuhow, M. J., MR3
Yarnell, R. W., SFP3
Yager, D. A., SFP3
Young, L. J., EN2
Young, W. L., EM2(SS)
Zudal, A., MRFN

SUPPLY DEPARTMENT
Ahlgren, S.C., SK3
Andreason, D. A., CS3
Arnold, W., SH2
Bandelow, L. F., CS1
Bartley, A. W., SK3
Beach, R. M., SK1
Blake, J. D., SN
Blunt, H. F., Jr. SH(L)3
Boyle, D. J., SK3
Brodeur, R. P., SK2
Brown, H. R., SH3
Buchner, J. F., SK3
Buonfigli, V. T., SH2
Button, K. G., SA
Carter, J. O., SH3
Castro, R. P., SK3
Centeno, M. B., TN
Clemons, W. L., CS2
Coleman, M. T., Jr. SA
Cone, C. C., CS2
Conley, A. V., SK1
Cook, A. E., SK1
Cox. W. C., MA2
Daly, J. W., Jr. SK2
Davenport, C. M., SK3
Davis, E. D., SKSA
Decker, C. L., SKSA
De Guzman, F. L., Jr. TN
Dela Vega, N. T., TN
Devito, M., SK1
Dillingisam, C. L., SK1
Dulin, R. L., SK2
Elder, D., SH2
Erestain, R. R., TN
Fernandez, A. N., TN
Fields, C. J., CS3
Firestone, S.C., CS3
Fitzgerald, D. J., SK2
Florestoro, H. A., SK1
Fonda, T. G. SK1
Gauches, J. T., SKSN
Geer, G. D., SH3
Gleason, J. M., SK2
Grace, E., SH2
Grant, R., SH3
Hartig, C. F., MA3
Harvey, J., SK1
Hatchett, G. L., CS3
Hernandez, M., SK2
Hulsizer, B. F., SK2
Ighatas, F. Y., TN
Jackson, W. P., DK2
Jimenez, R. V., DK2
Kaczor, P. L., CS1
Krouse, R. W., SH2
Lambcke, H. C., SK3
Ledger, R. G., CS3
Little, B. R., SK2
Little, W, R., SA
Macdonald, N. E., MA2
Martin, G. L., SH3
Martin, J. R., SK2
McClain, M., TN
McGill, J. R., SN
McKigney, D. B., SK1
Meyer, N.J., SN
Miller, B. E., SA
Miller, B. J., SK3
Milo, A., SH2
Mittler, R. B., SN
Moore, C., SN
Moore, P., SK1
Myers, F. C., SK1
Nehrt, R. G., DK3
Norrell, S. H., SK1
Orders, W. E., SKSN
Orprecia, W. O., TN
Padgert, J. F., Jr. SH2
Padua, P. T., TN
Palmer, E. T., Jr. SA
Parks, E. L., CS3
Patron. W. J., Jr. CS3
Ratmirez, N. D., TN
Rand, J. M., DK3
Rollins, M. E., SN
Reed, H. C., SK1
Richardson, T. L., SA
Roberts, R. E., CS1
Rogers, D. J., SN
Rose, N. E., SN
Ross, P., SK2
San Luis, R. G., DK3
Santos, E. F., TN
Seward, E. H., SKSN
Shand, C. T., SKSA
Shea. J. M., SH2
Shorter, H. R., Jr. TN
Trulock, L. L., SK3
Turner, K. L., SH1
Vargo, R. A., CS3
Wagoner, N. O., SH1
Waters, A. R., SKSA
Wattene, J. M., SH3
Wick, R. E., SK3
Williams, J. F., CS1
Williams, J. J., Jr. SA
Wills, F. L., CS2
Wright, G. M., SKSN
Yohe, R. E., CS3
Young, R. S., SK3
Zabala, C. D., TN

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Collins, D., HM2
Goodman, V. W., HM1
Lamback, F., HM3
Smith, A. E., HM2
Spencer, H. A., HM2-P1
Trudeau, P. F., HM2

DENTAL DEPARTMENT
Black, J. V., DT1
Oles, S., DT1
Stephens, G. R., DT3

WEAPONS REPAIR DEPARTMENT
Able, W. D., Jr. TMSN
Anderson, L. J., TM3
Applehy, J. F., TM1
Athey, J. D., TM2
Barton. D. S., TM1
Bass, R. J., MT1
Belcher. E. N., FT1
Bennett, J. W., TM2
Berg, C. P., TMSN
Berg, D., TM1
Boccia, A. D., TM3
Boyd, M. R., TMSN
Brand, D. B., FT2
Brewer, A. L., TMSN
Brewer, H. W. MT2
Browning, H. K., FTM1
Bruneau, R. W., TM2(DV)
Cardwell, E. H., TM2
Chalmers, J. D., FT2
Chamberlain, C. F., FT2
Cleal, S. R., MT2
Cobb, G. L., TM2
Connor, A. E., ET1
Corpac, P., Jr. MT1
Croushore, A. R., TM3
Culberson, A. L., FT2
Davis, B. F., FT2
Dematino, J. A., TM2
Dixson, N. A., TM1
Duncan, C. J., TM3
Emmett, G. J., FTM1
Erdmann, J. E., TM2
Fellows, D. H., ET3
Finch, R. D., TM3
Fisher, E. G., TMSN
Flowers, C. H., TM2
Gerish, R. L., MT3
Gerrish, C. L., TM3
Gibbs, G. H., TM2
Gilmer, F., MT3
Gorring, M., Jr. TM2
Gragnano, F. P., FT2
Grove, D. I., TM2
Gunther, D. J., ET3
Hale, K. L., FTM1
Heflin, A. F., ET1
Hopkins, W. K., MT2
Hosler, D. P., MT3
Hosman, W. J., ET3
Hulse, W. J., ET3
Ion, J. M., ET1
Jordan, J. R., TM3
Koone, J. M., ET1
Krainock, J., MT3
Lanklord, R. L., GM(T)2
Larnaine, N. N., Jr. TM3
Longenecker, C., MT3
Lowe, M., ET1
Lowman, F. W., TM1
Loyd, J. D., TM2
Lurkus, J. R., TM2
Lynch, F., TM2
Mack, K. R., TM2
Mack, R, R., Jr. TM2
Mason, D. L., TM2-P1
McCollun, W. L., ET3
Megyese, R. S., ET2
Melton, L. V., TM3
Millson, R. I., MT3
Moore, J. R., ET3
Morris, R. D., MT3
Mowery, D. R., TMSN
Nowlin, R. J., TM3
Offenhauser, W., MT2
Periatt, R. C., TM3
Pietruszka, W. J., Jr. TM1
Pratt, E. S., TM3
Purache, J. F., SN
Raymond, J. B., FTM1
Roberson, H. B., ET3
Roberts, J. W., TM2
Roberts, K. L., MT3
Robinson, R. T., TMSN
Robison, H. L., TM3
Rollins, T. M., TMSN
Rorz, M.D., TM2
Rutfin, W. C., TM1
Sampael, J. W., TM3
Sanderson, R. J., TM3
Shafer, E. A., ET3
Shuttlesworth, J. F., TM2
Sidden, B. G., TM2
Silva, L. A., TM1
Tatro, J., ET3
Taylor, C., TM1
Veatch, J. D.  TM3
Walker, D. F., MT2
Warden, R. L., TM3
Warnecke, R. C., ET1
Waybright, C. J., ET1
Weinstein, J. J., MT3
Wersinger, R. W., FT1
Whitman, R. J., FTG3
Wilcox, J. B., TM2
Wilcox, D. P., MT3
Woody, D. R., TM1
Zeek, L. E., TM1
Zukowski, S. J., ET3

Unit Identification Code (UIC): 04689
Class: AS 31

Status: Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal) 37.7 years
Stricken Date: 05/03/1995
Date status changed: 05/01/1999

Builder: Newport News / NEWPT
Delivery Date: 06/16/1962
Award Date: 11/16/1959 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal): 36.9 years
Keel Date: 11/28/1960
Launch Date: 09/28/1961
Commission Date: 06/16/1962
Decommission Date: 09/30/1994
Years from Commission to Decommission: 32.3
Overall Length: 599 ft
Waterline Length: 570 ft
Draft Limit: 27 ft
Light Displacement: 12852 tons
Full Displacement: 17640 tons
Dead Weight: 4788 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.

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