Apollo Lunar Module The first manned lunar landing occurred on July 20, 1969 with the Apollo 11 LM "Eagle". Four days later, the Apollo 11 crew in the Command Module "Columbia" splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, completing President John F. Kennedy's goal "before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." This was followed by precision landings on Apollo 12 "(Intrepid)" and Apollo 14 "(Antares)".In April 1970, the Apollo 13 lunar module "Aquarius" played an unexpected role in saving the lives of the three astronauts after an oxygen tank in the service
HMS Apollo (F70) HMS Apollo (F70) HMS "Apollo" was a batch 3B broadbeam of the Royal Navy. She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology. "Apollo" was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotstoun. She was launched on 15 October 1970 and commissioned on 28 May 1972, making her the penultimate "Leander". Both "Apollo" and "Ariadne" are easily distinguished from the other "Leander"s by their 'witches hat' - fitted to the top of the foremast as a part of the electronic warfare array. "Apollo" was fitted out as a general purpose frigate. Her armament included two Vickers 45