| Ship |
Type |
Designation | Covers |
| Atlantic (Task Force Alfa) | |||
| USS Stormesi,5 | PRS (actual) - Destroyer | DD-780 | Y (only 1 known) |
| USS Lake Champlain | PRS (designated) - Carrier | CVS-39 | N |
| USS Bigelow | SRS - Destroyer | DD-942 | N |
| USS Blandy | SRS - Destroyer | DD-943 | N |
| USS Chikaskia1 | SRS - Oiler | AO-54 | Y (E. Rare) |
| USS Compton | SRS - Destroyer | DD-705 | N |
| USS Cone | SRS - Destroyer | DD-866 | N |
| USS Davis2 (and a second) | SRS - Destroyer | DD-937 | Y (only 1 known) |
| USS Fidelity | SRS - Ocean Minesweeper | MSO-443 | N |
| USS Fiske | SRS - Radar Picket Destroyer | DDR-842 | N |
| USS Hawkins | SRS - Destroyer | DD-873 | N |
| USS Hoist | SRS - Salvage & Rescue Ship | ARS-50 | N |
| USS Laffey | SRS - Destroyer | DD-724 | N |
| USS Lowry | SRS - Destroyer | DD-770 | N |
| USS Fort Mandan | SRS - Dock Landing Ship | LSD-21 | N |
| USS Perry | SRS - Destroyer | DD-844 | N |
| USS Vogelgesang3 | SRS - Destroyer | DD-862 | Y (only 3 known) |
| USS John Willis | SRS - Destroyer | DE-1027 | N |
| USS Witek | SRS - Destroyer | DDE-848 | N |
| Tracking Ships | |||
| USAF Coastal Sentry | TS - Indian Ocean Tracking Ship | T AGM-15 | N |
| USAF Rose Knot | TS - Atlantic Tracking Ship | T AGM-14 | N |
| Not Involved | |||
| USS Boxer4a | Carrier | LPH-4 | Y |
| USS Francis Marion4a | Attack Transport | APA-249 | Y |
| USS Macdonough4a | Guided Missile Destroyer | DLG-8 | Y |
| USS Magoffin4a | Attack Transport | APA-199 | Y |
| USS Ranger4a | Carrier | CVA-61 | Y |
| USS Sellers4a | Guided Missile Destroyer | DDG-11 | Y |
Notes General:
i ) Until recently (March 2011) it was thought that the only known covers with the correct date were Riser fakes1. These suspect covers are found on U. S. postal stationery. Covers exist for the Return to Port of the USS Stormes on 9 December 1961 4. However one cover has now been discovered.
Notes Other:
1) From Steve Durst's CD book. Another was sold on eBay in April 2013 for $599.
2) The first known copy sold on eBay during 2013 for $1049 2a) Sold on eBay during 2016 for $223.50
3) Scan from Tom Steiner
4) Sold on eBay in 2013 a) 2014
5) From the collection of Walter M. Hopferwieser.
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