Departed Italy 3 Aug 1946, arrived 13 Aug 1946 Gross tonnage/Year built: 283/1921
790 passengers Short of provisions, they agreed to be towed. Desperate resistance to boarding. About 400 men, 400 women, 35 children. Named after a Palmach unit of 23 men lost at sea during a sabotage mission to Syria in 1941.
Photo courtesy of "Leaning Masts" by R. Aharoni