Recovery Force Ships
| Ship | Type | Designation | Covers |
|
Atlantic |
|||
|
USS Paiute |
SRS - Fleet Ocean Tug |
AFT-159 |
N |
|
Not Involved |
|||
|
Salvage Ship |
ARS-6 |
Y |
|
|
SRS - Salvage Ship |
ARS-40 |
Y |
|
|
Tracking & Communication Ships |
|||
|
USNS Coastal Sentry |
TS - Atlantic |
T-AGM 15 |
N |
|
TS - Pacific |
T-AGM 14 |
Y |
|
|
TS - Atlantic |
T-AGM 20 |
Y |
|
|
TS - Pacific |
T-AGM 6 |
Y |
|
|
Ship |
Description of Postmark |
Scarcity |
|---|---|---|
| Postmarked 26 January 1968 - Marked 22 January | Scarce | |
| Postmarked 20 February 1968 - Marked 22 January | Scarce |
|
Cachet |
Description of Cachet |
Colours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Three Man Spacecraft Cachet | Red | Rubber Stamp |
Note:
1) From the collection of Tom Steiner
2) Steve Durst in his unpublished book comments that 'The role of USS Escape is not clearly defined for the Apollo
5 mission in reference works. It appears that the ship was capable of acting, and may have done so, as an “Abort
Ship” for the mission of Apollo 5 and its operational LM in the event of an early termination of the mission or
in the event of an emergency if USS Escape’s assistance and capability were needed. It is thought by the author
that the ship participated in the Apollo 5 mission in this capacity'. However, the ship is not mentioned in the
NASA Mission Report.
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