




Lightship Sailor Crew List
BY SHIP
LIGHTSHIP 189
Bay City, MI - 1946
Station assignments
1946-1966 Diamond Shoal
1966-1971 New Orleans
1971-1972 Five Fathom
1972-1975 Boston
USCG Lightship Sailors served in LV-189
COSMO, Dennis Boston 1974 Plank Owner LSA
CROCKER, Richard S. Boston 4/73 - 10/74
DASH, Roy Diamond 1949-50
MALKIE, Earl New Orleans 1967-69![]()
NOBLE, John Boston
OCONNOR, Rod New Orleans 1971
PERRY, Pernell New Orleans 1968-69
Peterson David Diamond Shoal 8-58 2-61
*ROGERS, Norman Boston 1975 *Last CO Plank Owner LSA
ROLLER, Scott Five Fath/Boston 1972
SEYMOUR, Terry New Orleans 1966-67
Decom 19 May 1975
Morris Frank
NOTE: 1972 Was part of the crew that took her to Boston. He was also a member of the crew that brought the ship that the LV-189 replaced to Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard. She was towed the full distance.NOTE: Looking for crew members of the above mentioned ship that was brought back under tow to the Curtis Bay Yards. Names may include, Bill Steiger and John Dunn. Please send email to webmaster if you have information.
The DIRTY DOZEN
Deliver the ship from Boston, MA to Atlantic City, NJ
14-19 July 1975
ALLEN, Bob Nantucket Engineer
DIAS, Denny Nantucket Engineer
DOCCA, Andy (deceased) Cook/Helm
ELDRIDGE, Les Marthas Vinyard CAPT
GRANT, Pete (deceased) CAPT
HARDY, Richard Nantucket Electrician
HOLDGATE, Ken Sr Nantucket Engineer
KELLIHER, Dan Nantucket Ships Writer/Helm
MACK, Dick Nantucket ET/Helm
MARKS, Jeff Nantucket Electrician/Helm
STUART, Roy Dr. Toronto, Canada Cook/Medical
TODD, Mike CAPT![]()
Scuttled as artificial reef

1947-1958 Pollock Rip (MA)
1958-1960 Nantucket (Relief) (MA)
(Relieving LV-112/534 during extensive refit)
1961-1971 Umatilla (WA)
USCG Lightship Sailors Association members
BEAMAN, Jim 1964 Umatilla
CAMUNAS, Enrique 1950-51 Pollock Rip
OFLAHERTY, Duke 1966-67 Umatilla
*POULIN, Richard 1961-63 Umatilla
RAYMOND, Richard 1950 Pollock Rip
ROBBINS, Hal 1970-71 Umatilla
*SCHMIDT, Herman 1960-61 Umatilla
SIMMONS, Mark 1970-71 Umatilla
SIMS, Gene 1970 Umatilla
*WOODS, Jim 1961-63 Umatilla
#WIRTZ, John C. 1961
*Made trip from E. Coast to W. Coast - 1961
+CO for delivery from Bay City, MI to Boston, MA
#Voyage Commander. E. coast to West - 1961

WLV 604
Ralph Grindland 1964-1965
Ronald J. Brooks 8-24-66 to 4-26-68 as a Bm1/BMC.

WLV 605
Louis Bender
Gerrit Beneker 1966
Jerry Carter
Hal Dean 1953-1954
David Fase 1963-1964
Calvin Henderson
Steven Holland 1969-1970
George Jacobs 1970-1972
Russ Johnson 1969
John Landon 1951-1953
Richard May 1973-1974
David Niles 1967-1968
Gene Ostlund 1966-1967
Larry Ryan 1960-1961 L.S.A. President
Lloyd Shipp 1969-1971
John Wampler 1974
James Wyckoff 1969-1971
Don Young 1979

WLV 612
Arbuthnot, Bob 3/1975 - 8/75
BABCOCK, Stanley 612- 1967-68
BACKLIN, Robert O. 612 1962-63
BAYLOR, Jim 612 1964-65
BENNETT, Richard A. Rick Portland 72-74 Nantucket I 1983 to 1985 decom
BLUME, Anthony
BURKE, Joe 612 - 1979-80
BUTLER, Ed 612 1956-'58
BUSBY William Feb.
1960 to Oct. 1963 'San Francisco
CLARY, Jack 612 - 1970-71
COLLINS, Bob CO612 1983
COWELL, Donald W. CO LV-612 1977
DeFRANCESCO, John 612
D'ENTREMONT, Richard CO 612 1973
DOWD, John WLV-612 last trip on shoals
DYKEMA, Richard C. 612
FLANDERS, Roy 612
FRANCE, Francis A. 612 - 1967
FRANCO, Tom WLV-612 1984
FULLAM, John 612
GAGNON former Pres of FOLSN (612)
Gerrish Rollo
B. ![]()
Gill James {Jim}B. 612 1960-1963![]()
GORMAN, Thomas P. 612, 1977-78
GREGORY, David WLV-612 Portland 1975
HALL, Howard E. CO LV-612 1974
HELBERG, Russell 612 1962-'63
HINCHCLIFF, Ronald L. 612 '60-'63
HINE, Lynn 612 - 1975
HOGAN, Tom 612 1971
HORAN, Thomas 612- 1977-79
JOHNSON, Russ 612 San Francisco & Blunts '68-'69
LANIGAN, Jim 612- 10/83-85
LEE, David L. 612 1963-65
LEWIS, Dana Last CO 612 1983 - 1985 Decom
LOCKHEAD, Wm Decom crew 612
MADURA, R. W. 612 Jun '57 - Jun '59
MATLOCK, Dale 612 '61-'62
MINZY, Leon CO 612 1973
MONTGOMERY, Richard 612 59-60
MYERS, Robert 612- 1961-'62
O'CONNOR, Verne 612 1961
PETERS, Tarn 612 '78-'79
RAINVILLE, Richard E. CO- LV-612 1975
REIMER, Caroll, Rev 612 - 1975-77
RICE, William 612- 1965
SCOTT, Gary 612 1962
SMITH, Richard L. WAL-612 San Francisco 1957 - 1959
STONE, Steve 612 Blunts
PETERS, Tarn Nantucket 78-79![]()
Nantucket Lightship under private ownership and LOOK at his changes!
(you will leave our site)

Lightship 613
BENDER, Louis 613
BOLTON, Charles W. Ambrose 613 60-62
CAMERON, Douglas R. CO-613-1970-72
CLINTON, John 613 Nan II 1981-82
COLLINS, Bob 613
Cola, Ron from 82 - 83
COSMO, Dennis 613
DeFRANCESCO, John TAD
DESROSIERS, Bill 613
DONALDSON, Harold 613 1952 (launching)
DRISCOLL, Paul 613
FANNING, Jerry 613 1975-77
FIORIO, Neal Ambrose 613 - 1964-66
FRIEL, Bill 613 Ambrose 1964-67
GALI, David WLV-613 July 26 to December 07 1980
GORMAN, Thomas P. 613 1977-78
GRAY, Nim R. 613 Relief 1968
HEMBREE, Ernest J. 613 1963-65
HESS, Thomas J. 613
HOFF, Alex Mark 613
HOPKINS, Art 613
KASSICK, Eddie 613
KIBBE, Rick 613- 1982-84
KRAUSE, Jean 613 Relief 76-77
KUSHNER, Joe 613 Ambrose
LAMBERT, Michael C. 613 1980-82
LeMOINE, Norman 613
MacLEOD, Robert 613
MARKERT, Phil 613 1975
MARTICIO, Pedro D. 613 provided photos of near miss
MASELLA, Charles A. 613 71-73
MAYNARD, Michael 613
McKINNON. James F. 613 (two tours)
McNEIL, Bill 613 78-8
McRELL, Robert 613
MENDE, George 613 1964
PALUMBO, Paul 613 82-83
PHETTERPLACE, Larry J. 613 76-77
PLANTE, Brian 613- 1979
POIRIER, Claude 613 75-76
RADINA, Dave 613 74-76
REID, Robert 613
ROGERS, Norman 613 Relief 1968-70
ROWLAND, Will 613- 1979-81
SAPORITO, Frank 613 8082
STYRON, Henry 613
TEBO, Chuck 613 1981 83
THOMSON, Gordon Ambrose 613 1952
Van der WOLK 613 1983-84
YATES, Glenn F. 613 Relief
ZENONE, Michael 613

Leonard Beauchene![]()
Leonard was on a Lightship working out of Westport WA in the 1950's. Please provide more information on this Lightship. Thank you!
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