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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.
Key surfacing from emergency blow drill. Picture taken from the USS Pulaski. and provided by RM 1 Pat King. Picture was taken by ET1 Peter Bentivegna of the 633 - now on eternal patrol.
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 
February 2010 - New Key shipmates added in February 2010. Welch, Michael 90 - 92. Check crew list for details.
February 6, 2010 - Received this e-mail regarding the 2010 reunion in Norfolk, VA:
Shipmates,
Just a reminder that our reunion is fast
approaching - just 3 1/2 months away. Don't forget to send me your registration
& book your room at the motel by April 20th ( just 10 weeks from now ).
I have been informed that the Sub Tour on Sat. of our reunion will be limited to
40 people. We will probably be touring a Virginia Class or 688 Class sub.
Therefore, the first 40 to sign up for this trip will go on the Sub. Everything
else that day will be the same for those who sign up, but don't get to tour the
sub: tour the base, lunch on the base, riding Norfolk tour & Victory Rover
Harbor Cruise. If you sign up for this trip & don't want to go on the sub
tour, let me know, so that there will be room for those that want to go.
Another thing - I do not need the last 4 digits of your
Social Security number - all that is needed is a photo id. One other thing - you
will need to be in good physical condition & be able to go up & down
stairs & be able to get through the boat hatch.
Regards,
Diane Singleman
January 2010 New Key shipmates added in January 2010. Hicks, Jack 79 - 83; Kuykendall, Richard Plank Owner 67 - 72; King, Jonathan 87 - 89; Rose, George Plank Owner 65 - 69; Mericle, David 81 - 85. Farren, John 69 - 74; Whisenant, Barrie 81 - 88; Chapman, Dean 80 - 81. Check crew list for details.
January 20, 2010 - We have just created a list of those who are planning to attend the 2010 Key Reunion in Norfolk, VA. If you are thinking of attending, please let us know so you can be added to the list. We have a "Probable" and "Definite" column. Click here to see the listing: Reunion 2010 Attendees. For the 2008 reunion in New London, we had 70 shipmates attending. We would like to break 100 this year so hitch-hike, carpool, bike, drive, fly or swim - you will have a good time.
January 17, 2010 - Scroll down for the "Key Images". A Key day on the Key
January 10, 2010 - Details are now available for the May 2010 Key Reunion in Norfolk, VA. Click here for full information.
Key Images - a picture is selected from the Key photo area and featured here.
KEY NEWS Archives - Be sure to check out the previous month's news.
REUNION 2010
The next reunion of the crew of the KEY will be held in the Norfolk, VA May 20 - 23, 2010. Click Reunion Info 2010 for details
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.
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Key Webmaster is Russ Christie MT1 Blue & Combined Crews 70 - 75 - Please hold your applause.