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Welcome to the SSBN 657
USS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
Crew Home Page
This web site is dedicated to the men of the Key and their families, and to the 41 for Freedom FBM submarines, anyone else just would not understand. As George Orwell wrote: "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." The Crew List of the Key contains the names of those men.
From Greg Ott: The
picture on the home page of the Key emergency surfacing was taken in Eluthera
Sound at AUTEC during acoustic trials. The photo was taken from the deck of the
sound trials ship, not the Pulaski. I was on the boat standing OOD and we staged
the picture. The boat came up much closer than anticipated.
Key News 
July 2010 - New Key Shipmates added in July 2010. Kimber, John 86 - 88; Harris, Larry 89 - 92; Howell, Charles 68 - 71; Oetting, Wayne 80 - 84; Lyon, David - Plank Owner 65 - 67 & 71 - 75; Hotstream, Roy 74 - 77; Casey, Christopher 89 - 92. Check Crew List for details.
July 12, 2010 - I just received the below e-mail notifying us of the passing of David Lyon III, FTG Plank Owner who rode the Key twice in his career from 1965 - 1967 & 1971 - 1975, the last years of which he served as COB. Our sympathies go out to Dave's family and friends. Here is the message from Dave's son.
July 5, 2010 - Two new T-shirts added to the Key Ship's Store: Key Boomer Pride Runs Deep and Key Brother of the Phin. Click on Ship's Store to see them. Great for the summer.
July 4, 2010 - Scroll down to see the current Key Images.
June 2010 - New Key shipmates added in June 2010. Cauley, Richard 86 - 88; Hendrix, Calvin 84 - 88. Check Crew List for details.
June 15, 2010 - Scroll down to see a great picture of an aircraft carrier and submarine passing each other in Norfolk harbor. It was nice of them to do this this for our reunion photo.
June 4, 2010 - Just received news of the passing of HMC(SS) Robert "Link" Lindquist on June 1, 2010. Robert served on the Key Blue Crew from 1977 - 1978. Robert served 30 years in the navy. His obituary can be found in the Eternal Patrol area. Our deepest sympathies go out to Robert's family and friends - and his many, many shipmates. Robert rest your oar, Job well done. If anyone has memories or pictures of Robert, please send them in to be added to his memorial page.
June 4, 2010 - Tom Denton and Jeff Mason and others have sent in some very nice photos of the latest reunion. Click here to see them. Reunion 2010
Key Images - a picture is selected from the Key photo area and featured here.
Christmas in November. Jesse Sims sent in this picture taken in November 1969 of several blue crew member having Christmas early, before leaving for patrol. Here is Jesse's e:mail:
"The
Blue crew was always at sea on Christmas during that time period, so Sue (my
girlfriend at the time - now my wife) and her friends decided we should
celebrate early.....it was on the front page of the Norwich Bulletin...AP picked
up the story and also the Military paper. Pictured left to right are Don
Stanfield, Frank Gavigan, Jesse Sims and Greg Snell. The picture was
taken at my "snake ranch" on Laurel Hill in Norwich, CT. I
shared the "ranch" with Frank and Don, Gregg lived a few houses up the
street.
On Day 1 of our 2010 Key reunion during a trip to the waterfront Marty Clemens caught this great picture of the USS Harry Truman and the USS New Mexico passing each other on Thursday, May 20, 2010. The New Mexico was returning to port to drop off a sailor, then immediately returned to sea. The Truman was heading out to sea. Who has the right-of-way? It looks like a mother and her chick.
KEY NEWS Archives - Be sure to check out the previous month's news.
REUNION 2012
The next reunion of the crew of the KEY will be held in 2012 at a site yet to be determined.
That's all the news that's fit to print. We are always adding new material so check in often. Below most of the section links on the left side of the page is the date that section was last updated. Check there to see if anything has been added since your last visit. This is your site so please contribute content where ever you can. Send your material to ssbn657@comcast.net.
(began 9/14/06)
Key Webmaster is Russ Christie MT1 Blue & Combined Crews 70 - 75 - Please hold your applause.