M/V Retriever

MV Retriever was a World War II-era Landing Craft Utility transferred to NASA from the U.S. Army. It was used to train United States astronauts for post-splashdown ocean recovery operations and water egress from their command modules during the Gemini and Apollo programs from 1963 to 1972. It operated primarily in Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

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LCU-1530; LCU-1530; Retreiver
mass 180 long ton, length 36.3 metre, draft 1.8 metre, beam 10.7 metre, 
landing craft utility, Avondale Shipyard, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Navy, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 

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1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

service entry

1954-08-01T00:00:00Z

1954-08-01T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

transfer

1963-03-04T00:00:00Z

1963-03-04T00:00:00Z

transfer

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WATER EGRESS - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG - TRAINING 2

MV Retriever in Clear Creek Channel (S63-8698)

Gemini-Titan-8 Training - Water Egress (7945162054)

MV Retriever 1

Gemini 4 water egress training 5

Gemini 4 water egress training 4

Pete Conrad - egress training

Gemini 6 Stafford water egress training

MV Retriever during Apollo recovery tests (S66-27792)

S66-29485 (9 April 1966) --- Astronaut Eugene A.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		WATER EGRESS - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG - TRAINING 2		Commons
commons	image		MV Retriever in Clear Creek Channel (S63-8698)		Commons
commons	image		Gemini-Titan-8 Training - Water Egress (7945162054)		Commons
commons	image		MV Retriever 1		Commons
commons	image		Gemini 4 water egress training 5		Commons
commons	image		Gemini 4 water egress training 4		Commons
commons	image		Pete Conrad - egress training		Commons
commons	image		Gemini 6 Stafford water egress training		Commons
commons	image		MV Retriever during Apollo recovery tests (S66-27792)		Commons
commons	image		S66-29485 (9 April 1966) --- Astronaut Eugene A.		Commons