This was taken in the Chesapeake just before we took the old gal to Mobile. Good ship, great crew!

I was on the Cutter Rambler in Mobile 1958-61,she was transfered to Charleston SC at some point,she may have been there when the White Pine arrived to replace the Blackthorn,the Blackthorn used to tie up behind us at Choctaw Point which was Base Mobile at that time.

The Cutter - - - - - - - - - saw duty in the Arctic and was named MATZPEN as the first warship of the new Israeli Navy in 1948.

She was decommissioned from the Israeli Navy in February, 1962 and sold for scrap.

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Originally posted by sanrayo:
The Cutter - - - - - - - - - saw duty in the Arctic and was named MATZPEN as the first warship of the new Israeli Navy in 1948.

She was decommissioned from the Israeli Navy in February, 1962 and sold for scrap.

Northland??.....

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Originally posted by TVCJohn:

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Originally posted by sanrayo:
The Cutter - - - - - - - - - saw duty in the Arctic and was named MATZPEN as the first warship of the new Israeli Navy in 1948.

She was decommissioned from the Israeli Navy in February, 1962 and sold for scrap.

Northland??.....

That's correct.

Very interesting history.

http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/northland_1927.html

The Cutter - - - - - - - - - 1 was the last United States Lightship in commission.

Who was the last Commanding Officer?

That would be Nantucket 1, WLV 612. Her last CO was CWO D. Lewis, a frequent contributor to these forums.

In the " where did they find this department". I found this on a neat website that had a lot of lighthouse/lightship history. Would be interesting where they got a-hold of this copy. I have the original in a frame stuffed in the attic somewhere. Thought it might be nice to hold onto.

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Originally posted by spudsdown:
That would be Nantucket 1, WLV 612. Her last CO was CWO D. Lewis, a frequent contributor to these forums.

Righto!

http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblightships/wlv612.asp

Was BM1 onboard WLV-612 when transferred to east coast. I left her in Boston and went to Group South Portland. Bill Goodrich was CO when she left station at Blunts Reef.

What a trip that was. San Francisco to Alcupulco for the 4th of July where we were the main attraction for the holiday which was a big deal down there. Left there and two days later the shaft snapped outside the stuffing box and screw jammed up against rudder. Drifted for two days and a Mexican Navy Minesweeper towed us into Salinas Cruz Mexico where we sat for weeks while the brass made up their minds. Eventually was towed by Navy YTM to Panama Canal. Eventually towed through canal and ended up in the Mount Hope Shipyard for repair. There for a couple of weeks. It seems that they lost track of us. West Coast said we chopped to the East Coast and we got caugt in the schuffle. Archy Pelley came to the rescue when he found us in the drydock. Eventually ended up in Boston. BMC Joe Burrus and I ended up in S. Portland.

Jeesh, sounds like the damned things WERE just meant to stay in one place. When we took Nantucket 1 down to Key West, to be used as a tanker/support ship for WPBs, we ended up with shaft trouble also.

While mooring at Key West, one of the seamen on the fantail reported "she's making a strange noise every time the shaft turns" Sure'n hell, a squeeking every time the shaft was turned. Navy divers confirmed that the stern tube had failed, and that end of the shaft had settled nearly an inch. Towed up to Hendry Shipyard in Tampa and into drydock. Pulled the shaft, they put her on a lathe and found the thing had twisted like a pigs tail.

After sitting for a week of head and azz scratching, another shaft was located in the junk pile in Seattle, shipped to Florida, and a one week fix ended up as 3-4 weeks in a shipyard.

Nantucket 2 also lost her screw on her very last "show the flag" trip to Gloucester. The shaft snapped right at the stern tube and the screw is somewhere on the bottom. A 95' WPB towed her back to Base Boston, a quick shift of decommission orders, and Nantucket 1 got a reprieve from the graveyard and NAN 2 was decommissioned first. CWO3 Larry Culley was her last CO, and got and I believe snagged the BOSN job on the SPAR up in Portland.

Two cutters were named O M S N S O I H H.

The first was commissioned 15 November 1908 and decommissioned in 1934.

The second was commissioned 2 May 1944 and decommissioned 4 April 1986.

Who was the first Commanding Officer and who was the last Commanding Officer of the second cutter?

That's right...

The other answers are; LTJG Samuel K. Gamache and CWO3 Dana Lewis.

never heard of them guys

Ray,

We were able to track down quite a few of Snohomish's COs to come to the decommissioning. Sam Gamache came up from Florida, Bill Young, who I just remember as Mr. Young, from about 1971 or so. Had a fine little get together afterwards.

My cousin Leo "Knobby" Walsh had the Snohomish in the early 1960s. I wished he'd been around to be there.

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Ray,

We were able to track down quite a few of Snohomish's COs to come to the decommissioning. Sam Gamache came up from Florida, Bill Young, who I just remember as Mr. Young, from about 1971 or so. Had a fine little get together afterwards.

My cousin Leo "Knobby" Walsh had the Snohomish in the early 1960s. I wished he'd been around to be there.

That was quite a get-together. I was at the ceremony, having been retired for eight years. That was the last time I saw Mr. Young. I'm sorry to say that I didn't know you were the CO at that time. We probably had talked on the VHF a few times. I've been with the Maine State Ferry Service for thirty years. Time flies, doesn't it?

A couple of other names that are part of the Sno's history; Merritt Wright and Lionel Crossman. I remember them well.

I sure as heck didn't know that Leo Walsh was your cousin. He was Rockland Group Commander when I was there. Joe Del Toro was CO of Rockland Moorings.

I left immediately after the ceremony, and regretfully missed the events afterwards.

The last news on the Snohomish has her on the Great Lakes some where.

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I've been with the Maine State Ferry Service for thirty years. Time flies, doesn't it?

I guess more correctly would have been cousin in law ??? such a thing ???
Bonk, the light just went on. You're on that crossing just up from Camden ??? And I do believe that we chatted a few time as she headed up to Bangor.

I knew M.O.Wright QM1, the son, but never met his Dad. Joe Del Toro name rings an old First District memory also.

I got the job just after the Lightship, due to some, difficulties, onboard and was kind of holding the fort over the fall and winter until she was put out to pasture. If she hadn't been decommissioned, that would have been the last time CGHQ would have ever heard my name. I'd have stayed put till 30.

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I've been with the Maine State Ferry Service for thirty years. Time flies, doesn't it?

Bonk, the light just went on. You're on that crossing just up from Camden ??? And I do believe that we chatted a few time as she headed up to Bangor.

I knew M.O.Wright QM1, the son, but never met his Dad. Joe Del Toro name rings an old First District memory also.

I got the job just after the Lightship, due to some, difficulties, onboard and was kind of holding the fort over the fall and winter until she was put out to pasture. If she hadn't been decommissioned, that would have been the last time CGHQ would have ever heard my name. I'd have stayed put till 30.

I have done all of the ferry runs including the Is*****ro - Lincolnville Beach (yo-yo). In 1991 the state went to a 7d on-7d off schedule and allowed the crews to choose a permanent route. I chose the Vinalhaven - Rockland run. In 1995 a second permanent ferry was placed on this run and I transferred to it. I had been a traveling relief for 17 years, now I've been on the Rockland - Vinalhaven boat for 13 years with the benefit of being home every night.

I'm off until Wednesday

The scenery is in place, then

EWTHI EPIULN