Patrick Robinson
U.S.S. Seawolf
U.S.S. Seawolf is respectfully dedicated to the men of the U.S. Navy SEALs, the fighting troops who always operate in harm’s way, and among whom valor is a common virtue.
CAST OF PRINCIPAL
CHARACTERS
SENIOR COMMAND
The President of the United States (Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Armed Forces)
Vice Admiral Arnold Morgan (National Security Adviser)
General Tim Scannell (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)
General Cale Carter (U.S. Air Force Chief)
Harcourt Travis (Secretary of State)
Rear Admiral George R. Morris (Director, National Security Agency)
U.S. NAVY SENIOR COMMAND
Admiral Joseph Mulligan (Chief of Naval Operations)
Rear Admiral John Bergstrom (Commander, Special War Command [SPECWARCOM])
Admiral Archie Cameron (Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet [CINCPAC])
Rear Admiral Freddie Curran (Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet [COMSUBPAC])
USS
Captain Judd Crocker (Commanding Officer)
Lt. Commander Linus Clarke (Executive Officer)
Lt. Commander Cy Rothstein (Combat Systems Officer)
Lt. Commander Mike Schulz (Engineering Officer)
Lt. Commander Rich Thompson (Marine Engineering Officer)
Lt. Kyle Frank (Sonar Officer)
Lt. Shawn Pearson (Navigation Officer)
Lt. Andy Warren (Officer of the Deck)
Master Chief Petty Officer Brad Stockton (Chief of Boat)
Petty Officer Chase Utley (electronics)
Petty Officer Third Class Jason Colson (Captain’s Writer)
Petty Officer Third Class Andy Cannizaro
Seaman Engineer Tony Fontana
Seaman Recruit Kirk Sarloos (torpedoes)
U.S. NAVY PERSONNEL
Commander Tom Wheaton (Commanding Officer, USS
Captain Chuck Freeburg (Commanding Officer, USS
Lt. Commander Joe Farrell (Hornet bomber pilot)
U.S. NAVY SEALS
Colonel Frank Hart (Senior SEAL Staff Officer, Mission Controller, USS
Lt. Commander Rick Hunter (Assault Mission Leader)
Lt. Commander Russell “Rusty” Bennett (Team Leader Recon, Evacuation Beach, and Assault Team A)
Chief Petty Officer John McCarthy (2 I/C Assault Team A)
Lt. Dan Conway (Leader Assault Team B)
Lt. Paul Merloni (2 I/C Assault Team B)
Lt. Commander Olaf Davidson (Leader, Forward Landing Beach Group, and Assault Team C)
Lt. Ray Schaefer (2 I/C Assault Team C)
Lt. Bobby Allensworth (personal bodyguard to Lt. Commander Hunter)
Petty Officer Catfish Jones
Petty Officer Rocky Lamb
SEAL Riff “Rattlesnake” Davies
SEAL Buster Townsend (command radio operator)
Chief Petty Officer Steve Whipple (satchel bombs and machine gunner)
BRITISH SAS PERSONNEL
Colonel Mike Andrews (Commander, Bradbury Lines)
Sergeant Fred Jones (Seconded SEAL Assault Team A)
Corporal Syd Thomas (Seconded SEAL Assault Team A)
Sergeant Charlie Murphy (Seconded SEAL Assault Team A)
CIA COMMAND AND FIELD OPERATIVES
Jake Raeburn (Head of Far Eastern Desk)
Rick White (California Bank, Hong Kong)
Honghai Shan (Chinese International Travel Service)
Quinlei Dong (Canton Naval Base)
Quinlei Zhao (Pearl River trader)
Kexiong Gao (Pearl River trader)
PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY/NAVY
Admiral Zhang Yushu (Commander-in-Chief)
Vice Admiral Sang Ye (Chief of Naval Staff)
Admiral Zu Jicai (Commander, Southern Fleet)
Admiral Yibo Yunsheng (Commander, Eastern Fleet)
Colonel Lee Peng (Commanding Officer,
Commander Li Zemin (Security Chief, Canton Naval Base)
WHITE HOUSE STAFF
Kathy O’Brien (private secretary to Admiral Morgan)
COURT MARTIAL ATTORNEYS
Lt. Commander Edward Kirk (for the Pentagon)
Counsellor Philip Myerscough (for Lt. Commander Clarke)
Counsellor Art Mangone (for Captain Crocker)