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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  • Douglas F Temple December 17, 2015 at 9:39pm

    I was a plankowner on U.S.S. JOHN F. Kennedy CVA-67 1968-1970.

  • Bob Dubreuil November 12, 2015 at 8:27am

    I am a plank owner of the USS Kansas City AOR-3.

  • Ernest Copenhaver June 16, 2015 at 3:16pm

    I am a plank owner for the re-commissioning of the USS Richmond K Turner DLG-20 on 05/27/1972 out of Bath Maine.

  • Jim Standrich March 23, 2015 at 11:17am

    I am a Plank Owner for the Inteligence Center Pacific located at Camp H.M. Smith, HI

  • Stephen L Waters March 2, 2015 at 2:33am

    Pre-com and plank owner on USS Connole DE/FF 1056 Sept, 1969

  • donald h. hutchinson October 8, 2014 at 8:47pm

    Decom on USS Preserver (ARS 8) 30Sep86, Little Creek, VA

  • Norman Atwater HTCS September 23, 2014 at 8:11pm

    Also was Decom on USS Scanner AGR5  7/65

  • Norman Atwater HTCS September 23, 2014 at 8:04pm

    Plank owner of USS Hunley( AS31)-1962 and Decom crew of USS Little Rock (CG4)-1976

  • Craig Mook (EWC(SW/AW)) September 14, 2014 at 9:23am

    I commissioned USS MONTEREY (CG-61) and USS COLE (DDG-67).

  • Sean Andrew Chapman September 2, 2014 at 3:27pm

    Mr. Walker,

    My dad was a member of COMSURVGRP 2 onboard the Yellowstone during those years.  You might have seen him around.  QMC Richard Chapman?

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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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