| Ship | Type | Designation | Covers |
| Atlantic | |||
| USS Paiute | SRS - Fleet Ocean Tug | AFT-159 | N |
| Not Involved | |||
| USS Escapei | Salvage Ship | ARS-6 | Y |
| USS Hoist1 | SRS - Salvage Ship | ARS-40 | Y |
| Tracking & Communication Ships | |||
| USNS Coastal Sentry | TS - Atlantic | T-AGM 15 | N |
| USNS Rose Knot | TS - Pacific | T-AGM 14 | Y |
| USNS Redstone | TS - Atlantic | T-AGM 20 | Y |
| USNS Watertown1 | TS - Pacific | T-AGM 6 | Y |
| Recovery Control Center | |||
| Norfolkii,1 | Atlantic Recovery Control Center | N/A | Y (only 1 known) |
| 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 |
Notes General:
i) Steve Durst in his unpublished book comments that 'The role of USS Escape is not clearly defined for the Apollo 5 mission in reference works.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.
ii) Note that this appears to be an Apollo 4 (AS 501) Navy RSC with the 501 removed and a 204 added
Notes Other:
1) From the collection of Tom Steiner
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