This is the story of a ship that was one of the first vessels of the Israeli Navy in its infancy. The experiences of a ship which is not remembered enough, although it took part in the corps’ missions in the years immediately following the establishment of the State of Israel.
Commander Benjamin Halpern Background Benjamin Halpern was born in 1908 in Brooklyn, New York. When he was very young his parents came to
David Hanovice These are memories of the delivery of the “Yucatan,” renamed “Noga” K-26, in service during the 1948/49 Israel War of Independence.
Editor: in June 2022 we received many photos and records from Barry Halpern whose father the late, US Naval Reserve Commander Benjamin Halpern
The Former U.S. Coast Guard Cutter “Northland” by Eddy Kaplansky A few days after 2nd October 1947, when the British Royal Navy captured