Angles & Dangles 1971

Harry Baker is standing straight, the boat is heading down.

Launch Operations Station

Wayne Roske, Russ Christie, David Hall at launcher.

Blue Nose Night 1970 blue crew

Jim Belew, Ron Shouse, Russ Christie, Dave Kearney, A-ganger?

Ship's weathervane

Panama Canal 1972

Marlin McDougall MT2.  We had to wake him to go topside for the cookout.  He was thrilled:-)

Topside Line 6

Russ Christie- center, A-weps Fred Clayton on right

Al Singleman getting qualified.  CO Yarger with the grin.  Note: Al founded the Key reunion committee and is primarily responsible for the reunions and the first version of this web site. We all owe Al and his wife Diane a debt of gratitude for all their work through the years.

l to r: Dave Kearney, Russ Christie, Gary Storm 1971 starboard aft missile middle level.

Dave Kearney, Vebber at Launcher during  drill - 1971

l to r: Bob Rude, Jim Belew, Ron Shouse at Launcher 1971

Looks like Bob Rude and Dave Kearney at Launcher 1971

l to r: Jim Belew, Bob Rude, Dave Kearney at Launcher 1971

Clyde Lewis at Launcher 1971

l to r: Ken McCracken, Clyde Lewis, Dan Miller at Launcher 1970

Danny Miller in torpedo room 1970 - Submitted by Ron Shouse

l to r: Ken McCracken, Clyde Lewis, Ron Shouse at Launcher 1970

Ron Shouse in torpedo room where he belonged - permanently.

Ron Shouse in torpedo room berthing area.

Tom Cruise?  No - just Shouse again.

Lounge rats - 1970 - I'm pretty sure the guy on the right of the photo titled "Lounge Rats -1970"  is David Gecy. (pronounced getsie)

That could be me (Bil Hole) across from him holding the cards.  I was a regular at that table across from Gecy.

Re-enlistment ceremony in Key off-crew office 1972. l to r: XO Richardson, Capt Bump, Russ Christie, A-Weps Fred Clayton, Weps Ron Kimmel, Chief Windsor -COB

Key leaving Port Canaveral for Poseidon shot after first overhaul at PSNS. 1973 Submitted by Gary Youngwirth

The next 12 pictures are from 1972 blue crew heading to and through the Panama Canal.  These were from Dave Hall's album which he brought with him to the 2012 reunion.  L to R in the picture: Dave Hall, Russ Christie,  ????, Jim Belew in Panama Canal.

Wayne Roske

1972 Blue Crew

In Panama Canal

Steaming through the canal.

Russ Christie and Jim Belew in Panama

Jim Belew and Harry Baker

Dave Kearney

Dave Hall

Another canal shot.

Holy Lock 1970/71 submitted by Gary Youngwirth.  Dry dock in the background

Next to the tender in Holy Lock 1970/71/  Looks like Mike Pomarez on duty.

Key passing Ft Sumter in Charleston, SC

Harry Baker at Launcher -  November 1972 according to calendar in background

Harry Baker - Panama Canal Lock #2.  Cookout was underway in background

Jim Belew, Russ Christie and Dave Kearney, 1971- haircuts

Torpedo Room gang Blue 1971 back to front, l to r:  TM1 Ray, Danny Miller, Gary Storm, Roger LaBarre, Ron Shouse, Jack Tasony

Ron Shouse Blue Nose 1971

Clyde Lewis in Scotland

 Vaughn "Skippy" Stahl SK blue crew 1971

Can't remember name, blue crew 1971 in Scotland

Dan "Mole" Mullen 74/75ish

Refueling stop at the Azores in 1970.  Submitted by Bil Hole.

Casino night on patrol 1970

New Year's party 1970.  CO Yarger pops a bottle of champagne.

Champagne for everyone - hic

CO Yarger and XO Harner toast the New Year with the crew on patrol 1970.  Submitted by Bil Hole.

Capt Yarger toasting, XO Harner still
pouring.  Messcook Stan behind Capt Yarger, toasting. CS3 Gregg Snell to the right of XO Harner with somebody's cup partially hiding his face.

Rick Stiger standing topside watch 1973.

Swim Call 1973

Ron Shouse cleaning the crapper after his golden flapper - 1973.  Submitted by Rick Stiger

Capt Bump taking the plunge during swim call in 1973

Nice picture of CO Bump topside 1973

Joe DePasquale mess cooking - the hardest job on the boat - bar none.

Men overboard! - No just swim call again.

Ron Shouse during swim call - or maybe sleepwalking - 1973

Chief Nordahl is standing straight as we take a 10degree up angle.  Notice the level of the bug juice on the counter.

10 degree down angle in the galley.  Notice the angle of the hanging cooking utensils on the bulkhead and (I think) Gregg Snell (left) hanging on to
whatever's on the stove

Topside lookout

Panama Canal 1972 - Bremerton Bound

Gus Peterson in 1971.  Read about him in Eternal Patrol

Gus Peterson and Tom Courtien Sept 12, 1971 in Rota at BBQ

Mike Robertson and Tom Courtien at Launcher in 1971.

Gus Peterson and "Coz"

1971 Rota barbeque during Gold Crew quarantine for Larry Cole's death.  Weps Off Lt Tom Broderick center with beard.

RM2 Tom Anderson in torpedo room where he bunked and worked part time.  Only radioman I know of that slept in the torpedo room.

1973 Cape Kennedy DASO.  Telemetry mast up.  Gold Crew.  Submitted by Greg Weber.

Greg Weber 1973 on patrol, NAV Center

Greg Weber next to the Simon Lake in Rota early 70's.

NAV Center.  SIMS on left side looking aft

Greg Weber heading to the slop shoot.  Phil Crump topside watch.

Weber getting dolphins from CO Forsythe in 1971

Half way night spring 1974 Gold

Promotions on patrol in fall 1974 Gold crew - CDR Beard, XO, Weber, Engineer LCDR Jones, Steve Roche

Half Way Night spring 1974 Gold submitted by Steve Roche

Chief Peterson and Chief Harris - COB 

I believe, sitting down toward the left with the beard (red), is Lt. CDR Witzenburg, Engineer.. Standing in the center in front of guy with stripped shirt is Charles Hughes.   Marty Clemens, M-Div, 72-75, Gold  

CO Beard and more...

CO Beard gives Steve Roche  a Keyman award for pulling the crapper valve when sanitary 1 was being blown.

Spill drill?

IC Roche in IC Alley in ULOPS

CO Beard and Chief Peterson

Carroll Coon in center. Read about him in Eternal Patrol.

Key tied up at Lambert's Point DEPERMing Staion, Norfolk 1974

Key tied up at Lambert's Point DEPERMing Staion, Norfolk 1974

Key at the Norfolk DEPERM pier

Key leaving Charleston for Port Canaveral, FL - COB Harris topside. Taken by Bob Sminkey 1974.  Picture taken from the Machinery 1 hatch.

 The second picture of the decks awash go with the first picture I sent labeled Key leaving Charleston for Canaveral.  I remember the Captain Beard yelling down to the COB to get below NOW!  They were having a problem with one of the line locker bolts.  I was stationed at the Mach 1 hatch ready to shut it if a big roller came across the deck.  It was actually funny.  The COB forgot to undo his harness from the deck traveler track and was halfway down the hatch when he realized what he had done.  By the time he got back up on deck and  unhooked, and back down the hatch, we took on a lot of water down the hatch.  We all had a lot of water to clean up in Mach 1.  What great fun we had!

From Ron Shouse:  Mike Holden was STS3 (ss) we were roommates one off crew.   He went to sonar C school while we went to the yard and I believe he may have been transferred back to the Key Gold while it was in Charleston . I remember he was in Charleston while I was an instructor at Sub School . His daughter was born on Ashley Phosphate Road while rushing to the Charleston Hospital , and he and his wife Debbie named her Ashley Phosphate Holden.  It really looks like Mike and the picture is in Sonar !  I would bet it is him !  I believe I have some other pictures of him somewhere to compare against, beard and all.

MT 2 Skip Masker becoming an MT1. Charleston, SC 1975 from CDR Hastie

Middle Level Missile by ELT Shack, Medical and Supply.

Warren Bennett and Mike Robinson at Launcher 10/71 Gold Crew

Key in floating drydock in early 1971 in Holy Lock.

Key in Rota in late 1971 next to tender.

FTG2 Richard Andis in the torpedo room.

MMC Mike Turner Gold A-gang

MTC Joe Wright sorting the re-issue of cracker jack suits with COB Len Reneau, Bob Bethel and QMC John Troia.

 DC Meeting. Chief Turner with QM2 Jeff Walter sitting on right rear.  Don Lennex on right, Ethan Slee, Marty Weaver and Mac McDonald

CO George Mensch and Richard Tojek

Richard Andis, COB Len Reneau Gold Crew with midshipman on planes. 1978

Cape Canaveral just prior to first Trident launch. 1978

 Trip to Halifax 78/79

Trip to Halifax 78/79

XO LCDR Jack Johnston at door on right, MCM Jay Bloom on left, Skip Singer kneeling, LT Douglass MPA on right. ET1 Steve Crannell on phones, Jay Wells was next to phone talker but not shown.

First Trident I being loaded.  

Looks like the loading of the first Trident I missile into the Key.

Topside - open missile hatch.  Note the markings on the hatch.

AMR1 looking aft. Those are MG sets, and its spill time.  I see a dosimeter on the starboard MG set and a plastic cleanup bag taped there. 

 Pre launch of first Trident I missile.  Click Identified above for more details.

 Midshipmen coming aboard for tour and short cruise between first and second Trident launch.

Key lookouts - Don Lennex and Ron Bowden leaving port in late 1970's.

Mark Zgela A-Div Gold Crew at the BCP in late 1970s.

Leaving Weapons Station in Charleston, SC.

 Left is AWEPS LT Pittman, in skirt is Jerry Peterson. At right is LT Straight.  Performing a half way night skit.

See picture to the left for details

See left most picture for details.

Midshipman is Mark Swarthout who I found on Nov 18, 2006 on the internet.  He mentioned the Key on his personal web site so I e-mailed him and ask if he was in any of the pictures of midshipmen

Left side is Dave Sparks, Right side with fork is Don Lennex, Mark Paul is looking down.  Roger Kulavich is on the left of  Don Lennex, the guy with the fork in his mouth.  The guy on the right in the beard with no face showing is Tom Petersen

Larry Hildebran, Terry Gulczynski, Brian Hubert, Don Galedo Gold Crew line handlers 1978

Joe Wright Diving officer, Marty Weaver by ladder, Don Lennex on planes with beard.

Gold Crew fixing problem in reactor compartment. Roger Barnes looking in bag.

Alfonso FTG3 on Gold Crew 1978

Line Handlers - Gold Crew 1978/79

Looks like Halifax harbor but could be Annapolis

Line handlers Gold Crew 1978/79

USS Stanley being torpedoed by the Key during an exercise in 1976ish. Sent by Tim Brooks

Chris Moffett & Larry Kielion topside during MK48 certs in 76.

Qm2 Tim Brooks - blue crew -  on flying bridge during MK48 certs in Bahamas.

Gary Furst getting some sun during MK 48 certification in Bahamas

Gene Hunt in luxurious crew berthing on Key.

QM2 Tim Brooks airing out the armpits after running out of deodorant.

Wonderful liberty beach in Bahamas during MK 48 certs. The sign reads: Swim at own risk.  Shark season in progress.  Notice the crowd.

Talk about luxury, berthing on tender for sub crews. At least Tim Brooks did not have far to go...to go.

Dennis Pyne, cook on the Key now deceased, and LarryKeilion

Tim Brooks ready for R&R.  Did we really ever dress like that?

Steve Melton, Quartermaster and horse lover.  Note the Key plaque on the wall.

Ward Room set for dinner circa 1979

USS Canopus- Go to Sea Stories to read about the fire on the Canopus when Key was along side

Richard Andis, FTG1 76 - 80 Gold.  Richard found this site in Jan of 2007 and recognized this picture.  Says it looks more like his 20 year old son now.

Looks like Billy Plucket.

Captain Bump about to take a dip. 1974

NY Senator Moynihan cake. He visited the Key after first Trident launch.  

Len Reneau - COB - I gave the senator a tour of the boat.  At the Li-Br Plant he said the boat was real shiny.  He was a 2nd class BM in WW2.  That's about the only thing I remember about him.  I believe we were at the cape at the time.

Officer in corner is Lt Douglass, also Richard Tojek facing camera.  ET1 Steve Crannell on left.

Capt Mench  wanted it up.  It was the second battle E of 5 in a row.

Launcher area in late 1970s.

Jim Belew and Dave Kearney give Russ Christie a haircut in 1971.

Darrel Tate & Mike Saucier Panama Canal 1972

Supply officer Howard Richardson III and SKC Bennji Evans - Gold Crew 1974.

Robert Yager ca 1971

Capt Beard is in the center of this picture in the back.

The guy with his hand on his head is Dave Fuller MM2, ELT - about 1974

Swim Call in 1977.

Ron Marchand in sunglasses getting a "slider" during swim call in 1977

TM Roger Wagner is under the planes on shark duty during 77 swim call.

Jim Belew and Ron Shouse circa 73/74

RM2 Priece Rich getting his dolphins from CO Beard in 1974

2nd from left is RM Priece Rich,  MT Marlin McDougall (shaking the Co's hand) both making E5 from CO Bump during Overhaul #1 in Bremerton 1972

2nd from left is RM Priece Rich, far right is MT Marlin McDougall both making E5 from CO Bump during Overhaul #1 in Bremerton 1972.  Pic #2 - Priece in radio.

LT or LTJG Brawley who was the Supply Officer on the Blue Crew circa 70-71.

Priece Rich on bus to Charleston Airport at start of patrol cycle 1976

RM2 Priece Rich Topside in 1976 probably during sea trials.

Captain Percy Beard - Gold Crew 1974

ETCS(SS) Weich. 1974 - on Eternal Patrol

Tim Brooks - waiting for a bus?

FTG2(SS) Terry Asher

IC2(SS) Paschall

IC1(SS) Carroll Coon (Liberty Bus from site 2) - on eternal patrol

MM2(SS) Dalriphal (spelling incorrect)

OlsonMM2(SS) 

MM2(SS) Kevin Donahue

MM2(SS) Rodrego Barnes and IC2(SS) Phil Carson

BrandonMM2(SS) Thayer (back), MMCS(SS) Gus Peterson (middle) , and ET1(SS) Wallace (front)

MM3(SS) Brandon

MM3(SS) Bryant (1975)

MS2(SS) Thayer and MS1(SS) Rimando (sitting front)

PN3(SU) McConnell

QM2(SS) John Carroll

QM3(SS) Chapman and IC2(SS) Scullion.

QMSN(SS) Joe Gann and SN(SU)
Kenyon.

RM3(SS) Keith answering the question "Which finger doesn't hurt?"

STS2(SS) Bradshaw

STS3(SU) Pink.

Priece Rich found this picture of himself in the WHO? photo area taken in 1974 during halfway night celebrations on patrol.

Guy with the camera is Chuck Tremaine, circa 1974 Gold Crew.

(left to right) MM3(SS) Gary Bryant, MM2(SS) John Callison, QM3(SS) James Chapman (in Rota) 1974

CO Hastie and Ken Davidson Key Blue 1976

Ken Davidson

Ken Davidson

Tim Brooks in center

Ever wonder what the backup was in the event we couldn't launch the missiles?

Ken Davidson in Nav Center

Ken Davidson and DAN McRae - Don't ask - don't tell.

Bill Furlong, Ken Davidson and Connie Baisemorein center in Nav

James Cortell   "BRUTUS" 

Tim Brooks on right

Richard Grube

Ken Davidson

Dan McRae

Ken Davidson in Nav Center

Ron Newton

Connie Baisemore - Nav center 1974ish

James Toth

Missile Compartment berthing - with Playboy magazine on the bottom rack.

Key arriving in Halifax, NS 1978 submitted by Ken Raridan

Key tied up in Halifax

BCP

Christmas 72

IC Land

Brian Bigon IC Div 72 - 74 Gold

Brian Bigon

From Mike Robertson - Next, for those modern navy boys, here is the business end of a Mk 14 mod 5 Steam powered torpedo.  I think we carried 4 of them.  They had 700 pound warheads that required a 180 degree rotation to install the exploders.  Made for a fun day.  Can't say I miss all those screws.  No wire attached to these babies.

1970 topside target practice

Aux 1 1970 William Moray and TM Steve Rosen.

Leaving Scotland 1970

Steve Rosen with weapon, XO Harner in background - 1970

William Moray and ?  1970

Ron Shouse on left, Tom Conlon on right.  Center ?

l to r: Chief Chester Baptise, Mark Loring and Bob Rude playing poker in Bremerton during overhaul # 1.

Key getting Golden Snipe Award from SecNav, 1975.

Submitted by George Roarick

Next several pictures Submitted by Tom Courtien (TC):  George Maule MT2 and Bill Collins TM2 at Launcher

(TC) Launcher 1971 - Doug Marshall, Bill Collins, George Maule and a QM I don't remember his name

Tom Courtien and Bobby Lewis (Rosebud) on Line 1 along side dry dock in Holy Loch.

Aft starboard middle level missile - Doug Marshall working on Quals.  Don't remember the guys getting or giving the haircut.

(TC) LT(jg) Mickett A-Weaps or right and Supply Officer on right in Holy Loch

(TC)Line handlers in Holy Loch as Key gets underway

Tom Courtien in hatch in 1971.  It's sunny so it must be Rota.

(TC)4 TMs at launcher 1971 - Doug Marshall, Steve Berry, forgot the other 2.

TM Mike Robertson, RM Troll Anderson in torpedo room circa 1970

(TC)Key in dry dock in Holy Loch in 1970

(TC)Key in dry dock in Rota in early 70s

From Mike Robertson - We launched the A3 T in 1970 somewhere in the Southern Atlantic and sent them flying back towards Florida.  I don't remember the details or the photographers name...maybe held upon request...not sure anymore.  I had this stored in my boot camp book.   Nice shot for sure

From Mike Robertson TM2 70 - 72 Gold

TM Steve Rosen and Chief Wall (Bulkhead) firing Thompson's off of Holy Loch in 1970

1974 photo taken in AMR2 upper level.   Lower bottom – Gary Youngwirth.  Behind Gary L to R – Randy Tinsley, Chief Lowman, and Mike Marotz.  Back row L to R – Jim Milheiser, Gene Woodhouse, and Jim Winslow. 

Wayne Wilson and CDR Yarger on the Key

MCC 1975 from Chris Fowler

MCC Christmas tree 1975

Launcher 1975

Launcher 1975

Robert "Hogrider" Hogge, (currently Monica F. Helms) receiving Dolphins, April 1974

Scale model of Key built by Monica

ET1 Robert Murdoch get commendation from Commander Submarine Group Six in 1976

Dennis Mijanovich October 25, 1971 along with Captain Forsyth.

Mike Stanley and Bill Grey

George Straight, Reactor Control Officer, Gold Crew 76 - 78

George Straight

George Straight

George Straight getting Patrol Pinned

George Straight on the planes

Larry Keller  ETN2 Blue, 1970 in Scotland

l to r: Harry Heilman, Michael Delasco, Bob Naney, Fred Van Doren, Lenny Cismouski  all ETs engineering blue crew

Panama Canal transit 1972.  USS Edison is in the background.  They made us clear the decks for the picture.  Someone forgot to tell the Edison crew.  This picture is in the 1974/75 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships.

Raymond Cote NavET 69 - 71 took the next 8 pictures.  Recognize anyone?  Need names for pictures.  Click on each picture for larger size.