Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA): A crane lowers the <i>Apollo</i> CSM-111 capsule to the pier after unloading the spacecraft from the amphibious assault ship USS <i>New Orleans</i> (LPH-11), 25 July 1975. The ship retrieved the capsule on Thursday, 24 July 1975, following its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. During the flight the <i>Apollo</i> linked up with the Soviet <i>Soyuz</i> capsule.
PH1 William F. Fair, U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/40500610650/">428-GX-K-109709</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/127906254@N06">National Museum of the U.S. Navy</a>