NORTH STAR IX 148

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.

Coast Guard Cutter
Wooden Cruising Cutter Built 1932 for the Department of the Interior

Unnamed
Commissioned by the Interior Department 1932


1. USCGC NORTH STAR WPG-59
   Commissioned as Gunboat (WPG) May 15 1941
   
   
2. USCGC NORTH STAR IX-148
   Redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) December 15 1943
   Decommissioned January 13 1944
   Transferred to U.S. Navy January 13 1944
   
   
3. USS NORTH STAR IX-148
   Placed in Reduced Commission January 13 1945 - Decommissioned June 15 1945
   Returned to the Department of the Interior June 18 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 11 1945
   Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Cancel Boston MA

1941-05-06

Cover carried onboard the USS North Star, marking from the back.

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-03-16

No Image

Type 9efu (U.S.CGC) device was prepared but never used and this Type 2z postmark did not originate from this ship.

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, July 23 1943) - American Defense Service Medal (with the bronze letter "A" device) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - The star of the northern hemisphere toward which the axis of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems almost stationary in the sky

 

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