Departed Vado 20 Jun 1946, arrived 26 Jun 1946 Gross tonnage/Year built: 980/1944
1259 passengers Built as the Canadian corvette Beauharnois. The first of the ships manned by American volunteers. Arrested at sea by the British destroyer Venus. Later served in Israeli Navy as Hashomer until 1955. Name: Sir Josiah Wedgwood (later Lord Wedgwood) (1872-1943) was a pro-Zionist member of parliament.
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