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List #2 1945 -1948 A 35 page glossy stock photo and text booklet (Order Now)

Ship#Date of arrival in PalestineShip name as renamed by HaganahPictureOfficial nameDeparture portDeparture DateNumber
on board		 Other namesNotes
901945 Aug 28Dalin  Bari1945 Aug 2135  
911945 Sep 4Natan I  Bari1945 Aug 2779Nettuno 
921945 Sep 9Gabriela  Piraeus194540  
931945 Sep 17Peter I PietroTaranto1945 Sep 12168  
941945 Oct 1Natan II  Bari1945 Sep 2473  
951945 Oct 8Peter II PietroTaranto1945 Oct 1174  
961945 Nov 23Berl Katznelson DemetriosItaly1945220 200 reached the beach; 20 arrested, first ship to be discovered since end of the war.
971945 Dec 25Hannah SeneshAmortaVado/Savona1945 Dec 14252 People brought to shore by rope bridge, vessel beached at Nahariya
981946 Jan 17Enzo SereniRondinaVado1946 Jan 7908 Brought into Haifa by HMS Talybont.
991946 Mar 25WingateKismet AdaliaItaly1946 Mar 14248 Captured by HMS Chevron, brought into Haifa. Earlier landing foiled by police, Bracha Fuld killed.
1001946 Mar 27Tel HaiAsyaSete1946 Mar 16736 Captured by HMS Chequers, 140 miles west of Haifa. reengined in Istanbul with U-boat engine
1011946 May 14Max NordauSmyrnieConstanta19461754 Captured by HMS Jervis & Chequers. Biggest yet. Ship purchased in 1942 but after Mefkure sunk passengers refused to sail.
1021946 May 20Dov HosFedeLa Spezia1946 May 81014 Arrived legally after hunger strike at La Spezia. Organized by Arazi, passengers divided between Fede and Fenice.
1031946 May 20Eliahu GolombFeniceLa Spezia1946 May 8  Arrived legally after hunger strike at La Spezia. Organized by Arazi, passengers divided between Fede and Fenice.
1041946 Jun 8Haviva ReikAgios AndreasPiraeus1946 May 28462  
1051946 Jun 26Josiah WedgwoodColonVado1946 Jun 281259ex-HMCS BeauharnoisFormer Canadian corvette Beauharnois. Arrested by HMS Venus. In Israeli Navy as Hashomer to 1955.
1061946 Jul 1BiriahAkbelSete19461108 Refugees transferred from Haganah. Arrested by HMS Virago. Members of Jewish organizations & wives of servicemen. Plague suspected, held on board. I.F.Stone on board
1071946 Jul 29HaganahBalboaBakar1946 Jul 202678ex-HMCS NorsydFormer Canadian corvette Norsyd. Transferred first group to Biriah, picked up new party at Baka, Yugoslavia. Largest party yet. Found with engines broken down, no electricity. Taken by HMS Venus & towed in. In Israeli Navy as Haganah.
1081946 Jul 31Hachayal HaivriHochelaga 1946 Jul 14550 (Jewish Fighter) Captured by HMS Saumarez
 1946 AugAssipa  S.France1946750 undetected landing
1091946 Aug 11YagurSagolItaly1946758 Captured by HMS Brissenden. Old sailing vessel, transferred to transports and taken to Cyprus. Passive resistance.
1101946 Aug 12Henrietta SzoldAriette SalomPiraeus1946536 Passengers resisted capture. Transferred to transport for Cyprus
1111946 Aug 13Katriel JaffeMaria SerraItaly1946 Jul 30604 Captured by Br DD Talybont
1121946 Aug 13Twenty-ThreeSan SisinoItaly1946 Aug 3790 Short of provisions, agreed to be towed. Desperate resistance to boarding.
1131946 Aug 16Amiram Shochat Ile de la RoseItaly1946 Aug 6183 Not intercepted, landing undetected..
1141946 Sep 2Arba Cheruyot Fede (2nd trip)Italy1946 Aug 231024 (Four Freedoms) Resistance to boarding, some drowned by jumping off. Captured by HMS Childers & Chivalrous.
1151946 Sep 22PalmachAriellaItaly1946 Sep 11611 Captured by HMS Rowena. 1 killed in boarding.
1161946 Oct 20Bracha FuldFenice (2nd trip)Metaponto1946 Oct 9806 Captured off Lebanon by HMS Chaplet & Moon. Boarding delayed by rough weather.
1171946 Nov 1LatrunSan DimitrioFrance19461279 Arrived leaky & listing heavily. Resistance, tear gas. Captured by HMS Chivalrous.
118----Abba Berditchev Agia Anastasia 1946 Nov 9  Foundered 9 Nov 1946, passengers rescued by Lochita.
1191946 Nov 25Knesset IsraelLochitaBakar19463845 Largest number yet. Captured by 4 destroyers & others. Much resistance, 2 killed. All taken to 3 transports.
120----Rafa Athina 1946785 Wrecked in storm in Aegean, 8 lost. Survivors rescued by Greek destroyer Themistocles & HMS Chevron; taken to Cyprus, arrived in Palestine in Feb.
1211947 Feb 9LanegevMericaSete1947 Jan 18647 (To the Negev) Captured by HMS Chieftain after stiff resistance, 1 killed.
1221947 Feb 17Hamapil HaalmoniSan MiguelSete1947 Feb 3807 (Unknown Immigrant) Also called Herouth or Elena. Heavy resistance, captured by HMS Chivalrous, towed in by HMS Welfare., no resistance to deportation.
1231947 Feb 27Chaim ArlosoroffUluaMalmo, Taranto1947 Jan 241378ex-USCGC UnalgaFormer USCG cutter Unalga. Intercepted by HMS Chieftain & beached south of Haifa. 30 Jews wounded.
1241947 Mar 8Ben HechtAbrilFrance1947800ex-USS CytheraFormer USS Cythera. Only non-Haganah ship. Captured without incident by HMS Chieftain. 3 newsmen on board.
1251947 Mar 12Shabtai LuzinskySusannahMetaponto1947 Mar 4823 Undetected landing. Beached north of Gaza, most of passengers escaped army cordon.
1261947 Mar 31MoledetSan FelipeMetaponto1947 Mar 231577 (Patria) Captured with engines stopped & listing. Destroyers took passengers off at sea, towed in by tug. Many former partisans.
1271947 Apr 13Theodor HerzlGuardianSete19472641 Captured by HMS St.Brides Bay & Haydon. Resistance, 2 killed. 3rd died.
1281947 Apr 23Shear YishuvGalataItaly1947 Apr 7768 (Remnant shall return) Listing badly, captured at sea by HMS Cheviot
1291947 May 17HatikvaTradewindsItaly1947 May 81414ex-USCGC GreshamFormer USCG cutter Gresham. Rammed by destroyer Venus.
1301947 May 24Mered Hagetaot OriettaBari1947 May 151457 (Fighters of the Ghetto) Schooner, no resistance. Captured by HMS Brissenden & Haydon.
1311947 May 31Yehuda HaleviAnalOran1947399ex-Earl of Zetland1st from North Africa, no resistance.
1321947 Jul 17Exodus 1947President WarfieldSete19474554 1st ship since UN committee began hearings. 3 killed during fierce resistance. Passengers deported back to France, then disembarked in Germany.
1331947 Jul 28Shivat Zion LucianoOran1947411 No resistance
1341947 Jul 28Heroes of AzivBrunaItaly1947 Jul 17685 2 week trip, resistance.
1351947 Sep 27Af Al Pi Ken FaridaItaly1947 Sep 15434 (In Spite of All, Yes) 1 killed during capture by HMS Talybont.
1361947 Oct 2Medinat YehudimNorthlandBurgas19472664 (Jewish State) Sailed from US, stopped at Bayonne, France. Arrived singing, joyful.
1371947 Oct 2GeulahPaducahBurgas19471388 (Redemption) Ships sailed from US, stopped at Bayonne, France
1381947 Nov 15Aliyah AlbertinaFrance1947182 Found deserted on beach at Nahariya. Specially picked passengers.
1391947 Nov 16Kadima RafaelluciaItaly1947 Nov 4794 (Forward) Captured, no resistance, fastest deportation.
1401947 Dec 4Haportzim Marie AnnikFrance1947 Nov 19167 (Blockade Runner) Vessel and passengers undetected. Some passengers from Exodus
1411947 Dec 22Lo Tafchidunu Maria CristinaCivitavecchia1947 Dec 9850 (Unafraid) Tidy vessel, no resistance, Meyer Levin & others on board. Captured by HMS Verulam
1421947 Dec 2829-NovGiovanni MariaCorsica1947 Dec 10680 No resistance
1431948 Jan 1Kibbutz GaluyotPan YorkBurgas1947 Dec7557 (Ingathering of the Exiles) Largest transport, diverted to Cyprus. The ‘Pans' sailed from Bulgaria and then by agreement directly to Cyprus.
1441948 Jan 1AtzmautPan CrescentBurgas1947 Dec7612 (Independence) see above
1451948 Jan 1United NationsArchimedeItaly1947537 Evaded RN, beached at Nahariya
1461948 Jan 3135 Heroes of Etzion Sylvia StaritaItaly1948274 (Heroes of Etzion) Intercepted off coast
1471948 Feb 12Yerushalayim Hanezura CiciloItaly1948670 (Beleaguered Jerusalem)
1481948 Feb 20Lekommemiyut Sette FratelliFrance1948699 (To independence) Towed in by DD Childers. Also known as Upright
1491948 Feb 28Bonim v'Lochamim RondineYugoslavia19481002 (Builders & Fighters) Schooner.
1501948 Mar 28YehiamEsmeraldaItaly1948769 Captured by HMS Verulam. Schooner.
1511948 Apr 12Tirat ZviVivareItaly1948798 Captured by HMS Virago.
1521948 Apr 24Mishmar Haemek San MicheleFrance1948782 Captured by HMS Virago.
1531948 Apr 26NakhshonTadorneFrance1948558 French trawler.
1541948 May 17Lanitzachon Tulia ChristinaItaly1948189 (To victory) captured by HMS Pelican
1551948 May 17Medinat Yisroel Tuglia CristinaItaly1948243 (State of Israel) Included in list because it sailed before Independence.
1561948 May 29Krav Emek Ayalon FabioItaly1948706  
1571948 Jun 22Altalena     Former US LST-138. Irgun ship with passengers & arms, beached at Tel Aviv during truce & blown up by Haganah. Note: Altalena is not an Aliyah Bet ship but listed for information purposes.
1581948 Jul 11MalaCalanitFrance 1200 Former US presidential yacht Mayflower. Passengers included some from Exodus. Note: Mala is recognized as an Aliyah Bet ship although it arrived after Israeli independence.
          



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