19 December 1972 A.D. U.S. Marine Detachment Aboard USS TICONDEROGA Provides Security to 3 Astronauts & Apollo-17 Capsule

19 December 1972 A.D.  U.S. Marine Detachment Aboard USS TICONDEROGA Provides Security to 3 Astronauts & Apollo-17 Capsule

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19 December 1972: The Marine detachment of the USS TICONDEROGA provided shipboard security for three U.S. astronauts, Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, Harrison Schmitt, and their Apollo-17 space capsule. The astronauts had successfully completed a (then) record lunar stay of more than 75 hours.