These are photos taken in the 1960's on KEY or during off-crew times. They are thumbnails so you can click on them for a full size image. If you have some pics to share, send them to ssbn657@comcast.net.

First piece of Key being laid.	Down the ways. Day 1.	Launching
At the Cape	Breaking the champagne bottle on the Key's bow.	Launching brochure showing FS Keys relatives and first COs. Submitted by Charlie Burrow
Bob Sprecher sent in this picture of the crew assembling for the commissioning ceremony	Commissioning ceremony	Ron Chim
Liberty call	Topside - Ron Chim	Swim Call
View from AMR1 hatch
Off crew office	Ron Chim blue nose	On the beach - literally
Swim call Bill Satchell & Bill Stovall near Cape Canaveral, Florida April 1967	Underway after swim call near Cape Canaveral, Florida April 1967	First sea trials -Liberty call! Jerry Barry Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico February 1967
Shoeshines & Suds Dick Neal, Charlie Burrow & G.W. Rose Catano, Puerto Rico February 1967	Topside liberty - during sonar trials off St. Croix, Virgin Islands February 1967	Cruisin' off St. Croix, Virgin Islands February 1967
Deep sleep fishing John Glenn, civilian technician, with pole off St. Croix, Virgin Islands February 1967	Don't spit into the wind Charlie Burrow off St. Croix, Virgin Islands February 1967 Thanks Charlie for all these great pictures!	Returning from daily trials Tom Doran, line handler, at the ready Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands February 1967
SSBN 657 returning from daily trials Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands February 1967	Tied up for the night Joe Dooley & R.L. Abernathy Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands February 1967	Sightseers Fred “Mo” Vavra, J.P. Smith & Tom Cowart Christianstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands February 1967
Loading liquor 1 gallon (5 “fifths”) per box Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands February 1967	Loading liquor Watch for that “moisture in tube” alarm! Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands February 1967. Supply Officer Geo. Singer arranged for the liquor. Everyone over 21 got to take back 5 bottles into the USA fror about $25.	Manning the capstan controls Captain Graham supervising (on left, without hat) Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands February 1967
Departing on 1^st patrol Captain Frank Graham, on the bridge & under the bridge Cooper River, Charleston, South Carolina June 1967	Departing on 1^st patrol with destroyer escort Cooper River, Charleston, South Carolina June 1967 Pictures taken by Clyde R Lewis MT2 - Lookout.	Departing on 1^st patrol with dolphin escort Cooper River, Charleston, South Carolina June 1967
Departing on 1^st patrol ready to dive off Charleston, South Carolina June 1967 First of many, many patrols. Dive! Dive!	Submitted by Gary Walters MM2. Key Gold's first patrol Aug 22, 1967 - Rota. L to R: Edward Vatentine, Harry Salvato, Gary Walters, William Lightcap	John Linville in UL Engine Room in the late 1960s
Crew's Mess on the Key. From the commissioning Booklet. Harold Wilber SK1 rear left. From Bil Hole: the man on the far right is "Nellie" Nelson. He was a Steward. He had a trick knee and often as he walked down the passage way from the Wardroom to the galley, during heavy seas, it would give out. How he juggled the plates of food without spilling was a wonderment. Also, Paul McMahon, Nellie and I went to the slop shoot in Rota and sat down in the corner table in front of the juke box to the right of the door. Nellie sat with his back to the juke box. I put in some coins and played "Fire" by "The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown". Keep in mind that Nellie was a Christian Scientist. When the song started with "I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE AND I COME TO BRING YOU -- FIRE!", Nellie's eyes got big as saucers and he about jumped over the table to get away from the voice! After laughing our asses off, Paul and I bought Nellie some "Homboogar & Fray Frys".	From the Commissioning Brochure - Torpedo Room. Left to Right: Eugene Kretowitz - TM1; James Mustin TMC; WR Carter TM2; FJ Haigh TM3; Thomas Cowart TM2.	Haigh and Joe Heflin in 1967 - First patrol
Jerry Berry (coat) and Joe Heflin Before first patrol at EB	MT's LaChapelle and Lafferty - 1966	Weapons - Christmas, 1966 Standing - Left: Pinkert, Stovall, Dooley, Melher, Burrow Sitting - Front: Satchell Sitting - Left: Berry, Smith, Valella
Davenport on the right	Scanlon in front at Launcher	Hamil, Ivan Meixell, Jeff Trexler 1968ish Holy Lock
First Blue Crew change of command 1968 submitted by Jim Keach	Jim Keach getting his dolphins from CDR Yarger, February 1969	FTG1 David Lyon III with Jerry Berry sitting in rear in 1967. Dave is on the Eternal Patrol list. Dave returned to the Key in 1971 and became COB in 1974.
Steve Rosen and Bob "Fonebone" Reese in Holy Lock	Steve Rosen and Bob Reese in UL missile - late 60's.	Steve Rosen in the torpedo room
Steve Rosen on watch - late 60s	Steve Rosen working during Weapon's Night in the crew's mess	Nav Center Chief Richard Rudolph and Charlie Parkins
MT 1 Joe Milazzo	Back to camera is LT Murphy - A-Weps	2nd from left is LT Murphy Weps officer, CDR Bo Bohannor XO is to his right.
Jerry Berry in the middle
lt to rt: LTJG Tom Turner, Lee Williams (in back), RM Tom Miner and Lee Williams in Radio. From commissioning brochure.	Crew's mess decked out for a "Weapons Party" in 68/69 time period. Submitted by Bil Hole.	Looks like Wally Greene snuggling up to Marion "Stokes" Carmichael.
LCDR Chuck Harner (Francis Scott Key Jr. as "Daddy Wags" Wagner named him). Catfish Tom Cowart in the yellow and Jesse Sims in the red stripes.	CO Yarger always seemed to have a lovely lass nearby.	Party Time! and our families thought we were defending freedom...
Christmas 1969 sent in by Bil Hole. CO Yarger opens his gift.
	XO Chuck Harner stirring the pot (again) of dehydrated egg nog. CS3 Burgess Washington standing.YN3 Griswald sitting facing forward.	CS3 Burgess Washington pouring the egg nog into the 5 gallon stainless steel milk container as YN3 Griswald holds the container. XO Harner looks on while the work is done. Bill Wise is the blond guy on the right
Bil Hole adding salt to some recipe in the Hobart ca 68 or early 69. Notice no sheetpan/pie rack above Hobart machine	CS1 Charlie Sabbath mixing up some fine meatloaf ca 68 or early 69	CSC Nordahl and CSSN Bathalow ca 1971. Notice sheetpan/pie rack now above the Hobart machine
John Drahos (The only guy we knew who spend 1/2 an hour combing his hair before watch while on patrol) threatening CSSN Hole with a cleaver ca 68-69. Must not have liked the way his eggs came out that morning	Bil Hole in front of family shrine to him	Casino night late 1968 or early 69 LTJG Mercer. Submitted by Bil Hole
Casino night Greg Snell on left	Chief Tiny Kirkwood	Casino night Kermit Sparks dealing.
68-69 CS1 Charlie Sabbath with his loot, cigarettes (Salems of course) and his ever-present coffee cup in the Chief's Locker. MM2 Richard Macko on left.	Casino night Carmichael and Sam Lewis	Carmichael try his luck with the slot machine in middle level missile
Bob Sprecher and wife leaving home for the submarine ball 1968	At Submarine Ball 1968	Bob Sprecher mess decks 1967.
Bob Sprecher home after patrol 5.	Christmas 1968	Christmas 1968
Here goes after 40 years. top guy Ron Green a sonarman, 2nd from top last name Ford, 3rd thats me Buster Davis, far left was from Mass Brian Maguire - we called him Bimbo, center was Bob Buckner from Texas and far right Ken Bagley from Poughkeepsie NY, Center bottom is Glenn Croteau -Sonarman	Buster Davis at his retirement in 2003 as an E-9 in the Air Force. Buster was also in the Army and served a total of 34 years.	Bill Wise and John McAdam in NAV Center in 1968
Stanley "Jesse" Sims ship's diver and that might be Billy Morey sitting topside in the background	P J Melher and Stanley "Jesse" Sims on Weapons Night....Mexican food.	Launcher mascots during patrols 1 & 2 submitted by Joe Heflin
Ron Larsen in MCC 1969	Warming by the DGBC Nov 1969 - Ron Larsen	Ron Larsen and Dave Delong fishing in Holy Lock- Mar 1970
Ron Larsen snags a sea hag.	You wouldn't want to eat anything that came out of that Loch.	PB&J was the best I could find that day.
Oct 1970 Blue Nose Initiation - Since I (Ron Larsen) was already a Blue Nose, I was appointed Royal Barber and Capt. Forsyth was dressed as N Rex (King Neptune) complete with Trident.. It's a shame the pictures are not in color, the Captain dyed himself bright blue.	I don't remember what the eggs were for, but I'm sure they served a useful purpose. We had a crockery jug (left over from a previous Garbage Night) filled with Royal Swill (bug juice and a lot of Tabasco sauce) and all of the initiates had to take a chug. I still have that jug - made it into a lamp.	Bil Hole and mess cook Arnold on the mess decks in 1969
The hairy ones are Grant Moxley and Bobbie Grace, Gold Crew Sonarmen on the Key @1967-69	Key in 1967 sent in by Billy Burton	Billy Burton on watch in mid level missile in 1967
Billy Burton on left playing ball in Rota: 1967	Billy Burton at launcher in 1967	Medical Officer LT Jim Earls
The family of Bobby Grace sent the following pictures to us in 2022		Bobby in sonar
Home from patrol	Pie eating contest	We have a winner! Bobby Grace
Bobby Grace dressed for halfway night	Bobby Grace gold crew sonarman

SSBN 657 Pictures - 1960's