A "plank owner" is an individual who was a member of the crew of a ship when that ship was placed in commission, recommissioning or decommissioning.
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  • Plank owner; USS Cushing DD985

  • Plank Owner, USS Boxer (LHD-4) Air Dept.

  • Denis A Grover BT2  Plank owener  USS Wainwright DLG-28  Com Jan 66 in Boston Ma A very cold day and lots of snow

  • plank owner uss grand canyon

  • Plank owner of COMNAVSURFLANT as SK2, when COMCRUDESLANT decommissioned and became CNSL in 1973

    Plank owner of USS Oldendorf [DD-972] as SK1 commissioned 1978

    Plank owner of USS Samuel B Roberts [FFG-58] as SKCS commissioned 1986

  • I just posted my Plank Owner Certificate, click my name to see it.

  • Was on board (shore command) the Naval Education and Training Center in 1973/74 as it transitioned from Naval Station Newport to NETC, under the command of Howard N.Kay, Captain, USN. Plank owner NETC, NPT, RI.

  • I am a plank owner of the U.S.S. . Holland  AS-32 which we put in commission on Sept. 7, 1963 at Charleston South Carolina.

  • I was a member of the 1982 recommissioning crew of the Battle Ship USS New Jersey BB-62.  We were the first of the 4 Iowa Class Battleships placed back in commission during President Regan's administration.

    and a note for all Battleship New Jersey sailors out there; there is now a USS New Jersey group to join.

    I was also decommissioning crew for the USS Vancouver LPD-2.

  • Here's a copy of my plankowner's certificate 1 November 1974.

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USS South Carolina CGN-37

I was a member of the First Increment of the Pre-Commissioning Crew for the USS South Carolina, DLGN-37 (changed to CGN-37 after commissioning).  I was initially assigned to the Pre-Commissioning Crew of the USS Nimitz, CVN-68, but it was behind its construction scheduled and my orders were cancelled.  I was still on the USS Enterprise, CVN-65, and the ship was preparing for another cruise to Vietnam.  I then requested the South Carolina and was glad to receive my orders.  When those orders…

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