MERCURY RECOVERY SHIP COVER & POSTMARK VARIETIES

Mercury-Redstone 1A - 19 December 1960i - Unmanned

Recovery Force Ships
Ship

Type

Designation Covers
Atlantic
USS Valley Forge PRS - Anti-Submarine Warfare Support Carrier CVS-45 N
USS Bache SRS - Destroyer DD-470 N
USS Beale SRS - Destroyer DD-471 N
USS Conway SRS - Destroyer DD-507 N
USS Cony SRS - Destroyer DD-508 N
USS Eaton2 SRS - Destroyer DD-510 Xii
USS Escape SRS - Salvage & Rescue Ship ARS-6 N
USS Murray SRS - Destroyer DD-576 N
USS Perry SRS - Destroyer DD-844 N
USS Waller SRS - Destroyer DD-466 N
 Not Involved
USS Atka2b Icebreaker AGB-3 Y
USS Chipola2b Oiler AO-63 Y
USS Nantahala2a Oiler(possibility it acted as an oiler for the recovery fleet) AO-60 Y

 

Notes General:
i) Attemps on 7 November and 21 November were cancelled due to problems.
ii) No covers postmarked on the correct day are known. One late postmark is known.
 

Notes Other:
1) Scan of Port Canaveral cover is from Steve Durst's unpublished book
2) Sold on eBay in 2013 a) 2014 b) 2015

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