Category:Retriever (ship, 1954)

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English: NASA recovery vessel MV Retriever.

Originally built at the Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans in 1954.
The USS Retriever (LCU-1530) was acquired by NASA under a reimbursable loan agreement dated March 4, 1963, from the U.S. Army at Ft. Eustis, Virginia.

M/V Retriever

former U.S. Army landing craft used by NASA for ocean recovery training and operations

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Instance of

landing craft utility

Operator

United States Navy (1954–1963)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1963–1972)
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (1972 – unknown value)

Manufacturer

Avondale Shipyard

Yard number

682

Country of registry

United States of America

Significant event

keel laying (Avondale Shipyard, 682, 1954)
ship launching (1954)
service entry (United States Army, LCU-1530, 1954)
transfer (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Retreiver, 1963)
transfer (Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 1972)
service retirement (unknown value)

Mass

180 UK t (displacement)

Beam

10.7 m

Draft

1.8 m

Length

36.3 m (length overall)

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Media in category "Retriever (ship, 1954)"

The following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total.

Apollo 1 prime crew water egress test.jpg 985 × 989; 188 KB
Apollo 1 water egress training.jpg 3,000 × 2,916; 1.32 MB
Prime crew of Apollo-Saturn Mission 204 prepares for water egress training.jpg 5,851 × 5,851; 6.2 MB
Apollo 13 crew during egress training (S70-24767).jpg 716 × 900; 189 KB
Apollo 9 Schweickart during training.JPG 2,768 × 4,133; 1.47 MB
Apollo CM-007A alongside MV Retriever during postlanding systems qualification test (S68-30160).png 1,020 × 736; 748 KB
Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot of the Apollo 9.jpg 2,764 × 4,075; 1.34 MB
Astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander of the Apollo 9.jpg 2,758 × 4,087; 1.3 MB
CM-007 aboard MV Retriever (S68-31882).jpg 800 × 802; 158 KB
Gemini 4 water egress training 4.jpg 4,662 × 4,703; 1.96 MB
Gemini 4 water egress training 5.jpg 4,452 × 3,721; 2.25 MB
Gemini 6 Stafford water egress training.jpg 4,584 × 4,572; 3.42 MB
Gemini-Titan-8 Training - Water Egress (7945162054).jpg 5,821 × 5,821; 5.75 MB
Helicopter - Aircraft (USCG & NASA 947).jpg 4,170 × 4,170; 2.26 MB
MV Retriever 1.jpg 2,835 × 2,126; 795 KB
MV Retriever during Apollo recovery tests (S66-27792).jpg 700 × 500; 82 KB
MV Retriever in 1966.jpg 1,928 × 1,297; 641 KB
MV Retriever in Clear Creek Channel (S63-8698).jpg 874 × 662; 48 KB
MV Retriever.png 2,500 × 1,400; 1.81 MB
Pete Conrad - egress training.jpg 3,010 × 1,980; 1.08 MB
S68-42343.jpg 4,176 × 4,176; 2.64 MB
WATER EGRESS - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG - TRAINING 2.jpg 4,590 × 4,662; 4.84 MB

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