Category:Retriever (ship, 1954)

**M/V Retriever**
	former U.S. Army landing craft used by NASA for ocean recovery training and operations
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Instance of	ship
Subclass of	landing craft utility
Operator	United States Navy (1954–1963); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1963–1972); Virginia Institute of Marine Science (1972–Unknown);
Manufacturer	Avondale Shipyard;
Yard number	682;
Country of registry	United States of America;
Significant event	keel laying (Avondale Shipyard, 682, 1954); ship launching (1954); service entry (United States Army, LCU-1530, 1954); transfer (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Retreiver, 1963); transfer (Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 1972); service retirement (Unknown);
Mass	180 UK t (displacement);
Beam	10.7 m;
Draft	1.8 m;
Length	36.3 m (length overall);
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English: NASA recovery vessel MV Retriever.

Originally built at the Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans in 1954.
The USS Retriever (LCU-1530) was acquired by NASA under a reimbursable loan agreement dated March 4, 1963, from the U.S. Army at Ft. Eustis, Virginia.