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.

"My father was a plank owner from his first time around on the Key and COB on his last. His name is David Lyon III he was a FTG. He died in December of 2008. He reported to the Precom crew in Nov 1965 to the blue crew. He made 2 patrols before being transferred to shore duty. He re-reported to the Blue crew in Sept 1971, made 1 patrol and was transferred to Bremerton for C3 conversion. He took the boat to Charleston where he made 2 or 3 more patrols on the blue crew and was COB late 74 to Apr 75 (I think). I remember Capt Bump as well as several other former crew members. If you could add him to your crew list I would appreciate it.

Thank You,

David Lyon IV MMCS(SS) Ret"

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.