Departed Sete, France 18 Jan 1947, arrived 9 Feb 1947 Gross tonnage/Year built: 296/1875
647 passengers Stopped by destroyer Chieftain and captured after fierce resistance to boarding. One refugee died in hospital. Refugees including 395 men, 181 women, and 60 children were taken to Cyprus on Empire Heywood. Name means "To the Negev."
Photo courtesy of Algerine Association