Ship Number 124: Ben Hecht
	Departed Port de Bouc, France 1 Mar 1947, arrived 8 Mar 1947 Gross tonnage/Year built: 753/1930 800 passengers The only ship sponsored by the Irgun, manned by American volunteers. Formerly a yacht, requisitioned during the war by the US Navy as USS Cythera. Captured without incident by the destroyer Chieftain. 384 men, 193 women, 20 children. Among those on board were three journalists. The novel "What Ship? Where Bound?" by Shepard Rifkin recounts this voyage. This ship is still in service as the Santa Maria del Mare, in the Bay of Naples. Name: Ben Hecht (1894-1964) was an American playwright and strong supporter of the Irgun. Photo courtesy of Israeli Navy

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