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1) Scan of Port Canaveral cover is from Steve Durst's unpublished book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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