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<ol>Gunboat<br/>
<ol>Gunboat<br/>
Keel Laid 11 November 1926 - Launched 5 February 1927<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 11 November 1926 - Launched 5 February 1927<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC NORTHLAND CGC-44'''<br/>
<li>'''USCGC NORTHLAND CGC-44'''</li>
Commissioned 7 May 1927 - Decommissioned 19 September 1938<br/>
Commissioned 7 May 1927 - Decommissioned 19 September 1938<br/>
Recommissioned June 1939<br/><br/>
Recommissioned June 1939<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC NORTHLAND WPG-49'''<br/>
<li>'''USCGC NORTHLAND WPG-49'''</li>
Redesignated Gunboat (WPG) 16 February 1942<br/>
Redesignated Gunboat (WPG) 16 February 1942<br/>
Decommissioned 27 March 1946<br/><br/>
Decommissioned 27 March 1946<br/><br/>
Sold 3 January 1947 to an American firm for the Israeli "underground" as scrap<br/>
<li>'''THE JEWISH STATE''' (Privately Owned)</li>
<li>'''THE JEWISH STATE'''<br/>
Sold 3 January 1947 to Weston Trading Co, a front company for Mossad LeAliyah Bet
Placed into service 1947 as a Blockade Runner<br/><br/>
(which operated to facilitate illegal Jewish immigration to British Palestine).<br/><br/>
<li>'''INS ELIAT A-16'''<br/>
<li>'''INS ELIAT A-16''' (Israeli Naval Service)</li>
Renamed 17 July 1948 and became the first warship of the new Israeli Navy<br/><br/>
Renamed 17 July 1948 and became the first warship of the new Israeli Navy<br/><br/>
<li>'''INS MATZPEN'''<br/>
<li>'''INS MATZPEN''' (Israeli Naval Service)</li>
Renamed 1955 - Decommissioned February 1962<br/><br/>
Renamed 1955 - Decommissioned February 1962<br/><br/>
Sold for scrap  
Sold for scrap  
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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USCGC NORTHLAND received two battle stars for her World War II service.<br/><br/>
USCGC NORTHLAND received two battle stars for her World War II service.<br/><br/>
Two cutters of the US Coast Guard have borne the name NORTHLAND - USCGC Northland WPG-49 and [[NORTHLAND_WMEC_904_ | USCGC Northland WMEC-904]].
Two cutters of the US Coast Guard have borne the name NORTHLAND - USCGC Northland WPG-49 and [[NORTHLAND_WMEC_904_ | USCGC Northland WMEC-904]].
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<h3>Additional Naming History Sources</h3>
[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matzpen_(Schiff) German Wikipedia] provides additional history.<br/><br/>
[https://www.machal.org.il/navy/israel-navys-first-warship/ Israel Navy’s First Warship] also provides additional history.<br/><br/>
[https://www.mounthebroncemetery.com/legacy/stories/view/?id=59 Marvin Weiss: WWII and the USS Northland]
provides a crew-member's recollection of the ship while it was named "The Jewish State".
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[https://dbpedia.org/page/Mossad_LeAliyah_Bet About: Mossad LeAliyah Bet] provides the following historical data:<br/>
"The Mossad LeAliyah Bet (lit. Institution for Immigration B) was a branch of the paramilitary organization Haganah in British Mandatory Palestine,
and later the State of Israel, that operated to facilitate Jewish immigration to British Palestine.
During the Mandate period, it was facilitating illegal immigration in violation of governmental British restrictions.
It operated from 1938 until four years after the founding of the State of Israel in 1952.
It was funded directly by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (the JDC),
and was not subject to the control of the Jewish Agency who operated their own Aliyah department headed by Yitzhak Rafael.
The Yishuv referred to legal immigration as "Aliyah Alef" (Alef is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet,
corresponding to the Latin A), whilst clandestine immigration was referred to as "Aliyah Bet" (Bet is the second letter, corresponding to the Latin B)."
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Latest revision as of 04:51, 13 August 2024

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

    Gunboat
    Keel Laid 11 November 1926 - Launched 5 February 1927

  1. USCGC NORTHLAND CGC-44
  2. Commissioned 7 May 1927 - Decommissioned 19 September 1938
    Recommissioned June 1939

  3. USCGC NORTHLAND WPG-49
  4. Redesignated Gunboat (WPG) 16 February 1942
    Decommissioned 27 March 1946

  5. THE JEWISH STATE (Privately Owned)
  6. Sold 3 January 1947 to Weston Trading Co, a front company for Mossad LeAliyah Bet (which operated to facilitate illegal Jewish immigration to British Palestine).

  7. INS ELIAT A-16 (Israeli Naval Service)
  8. Renamed 17 July 1948 and became the first warship of the new Israeli Navy

  9. INS MATZPEN (Israeli Naval Service)
  10. Renamed 1955 - Decommissioned February 1962

    Sold for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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  1. USCGC Northland WPG-49 Covers Page 1     (1934-1940)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning 7 May 1927 to 19 September 1938


 

USPO
4-bar Cancel

Barrow AK

1938-08-03

N/A

Dog Team cachet



2nd Commissioning June 1939 to 27 March 1946


 

Locy Type
2z*

1944-06-21

N/A

Censored tobacco acknowledgment card to General Motors Corp.



USPS Pictorial Postmark


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USCGC Northland
(WPG-49) Station"

Philadelphia PA

2008-07-18

N/A

Commemorative cover remembering Northland's service with the Israel Navy.

 

Other Information

USCGC NORTHLAND received two battle stars for her World War II service.

Two cutters of the US Coast Guard have borne the name NORTHLAND - USCGC Northland WPG-49 and USCGC Northland WMEC-904.

 

Additional Naming History Sources

German Wikipedia provides additional history.

Israel Navy’s First Warship also provides additional history.

Marvin Weiss: WWII and the USS Northland provides a crew-member's recollection of the ship while it was named "The Jewish State".

About: Mossad LeAliyah Bet provides the following historical data:
"The Mossad LeAliyah Bet (lit. Institution for Immigration B) was a branch of the paramilitary organization Haganah in British Mandatory Palestine, and later the State of Israel, that operated to facilitate Jewish immigration to British Palestine. During the Mandate period, it was facilitating illegal immigration in violation of governmental British restrictions. It operated from 1938 until four years after the founding of the State of Israel in 1952. It was funded directly by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (the JDC), and was not subject to the control of the Jewish Agency who operated their own Aliyah department headed by Yitzhak Rafael. The Yishuv referred to legal immigration as "Aliyah Alef" (Alef is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding to the Latin A), whilst clandestine immigration was referred to as "Aliyah Bet" (Bet is the second letter, corresponding to the Latin B)."


 


 

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