Commemorative plaque presented to Apollo 12 Command Module Pilot Richard Gordon by the crew of the USS Hornet recovery ship, 10" x 10", featuring a "Heritage of Excellence - USS Hornet CVS-12" tile inlaid within a wooden frame, with an engraved presentation plate below: "Presented to Astronaut Richard F. Gordon, Jr., Apollo 12 Command Module Pilot, From Officers and Men of USS Hornet, 24 November 1969." In very good to fine condition, with hairline cracks to the tile.
