NASA Photo ID: S70-15531           File Name: 10075537.jpg
Film Type: 120mm                   Date Taken: 04/17/70
Title: Apollo 13 Command Module recovery after splashdown
Description:
Crewmen aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 
mission, guide the Command Module (CM) atop a dolly on board the ship. The
CM  is connected by strong cable to a hoist on the vessel. The Apollo 13
crewmen  were already aboard the Iwo Jima when this photograph was taken.
The Apollo  13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m., April 17, 1970 in
the South  Pacific Ocean.                
Subject terms:
APOLLO 13                               
APOLLO PROJECT                          
APOLLO SPACECRAFT                       
COMMAND MODULES                         
CRANES                                  
NAVY                                    
PERSONNEL                               
SHIPS                                   
SPACECRAFT RECOVERY                     
WATER LANDING                           

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