List #2 1945 – 1948 Own the Current 38 page 35 Photos Booklet (Order Now)
Key to this list: (Updated to October 1, 2010)
1. Number in the list
2. Name of ship as it appears in Lloyd’s Register
3. Name of ship as given by Haganah
4. Flag of ship
5. Type of ship. Str= steamer, schr = schooner, m/v = motor vessel
6. Picture of ship if available
7. Gross tonnage and year built
8. Date ship sailed
9. Country that ship sailed from
10. Arrival date in Palestine. If a ship was sunk, date of loss.
11. Result of voyage (arrested, undetected, sunk, passengers transferred)
12. Number of immigrants on board
Note: The notes to each sailing are located on the ship’s page and may be accessed by clicking on the ship’s number or name, or on the photo if one is present.
Fatalities to immigrants (September 1945 to May 1948) (excluding natural causes)
110. Wingate 1 + 1 Palmach
125. Arba Cheruyot 2
126. Palmach 1
130. Knesset Israel 1 + 1 British soldier
131. Rafiah 8
132. Lanegev 1
143. Exodus 1947 2 + 1 American volunteer crewmember
146. Af Al Pi Chen 1
| List # | Name | Voyage | GRT/Blt | Arrived | Result | Passengers onboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 |
Dalin
|
35/ 21 | 28 Aug 1945 | undetected | 35 | |
| 102 |
Natan I
|
65/ | 4 Sep 1945 | undetected | 79 | |
| 103 |
Gabriela
|
60/ | 9 Sep 1945 | undetected | 40 | |
| 104 |
Peter I
|
170/1945 | 17 Sep 1945 | undetected | 168 | |
| 105 |
Natan 2
|
65/ | 1 Oct 1945 | undetected | 73 | |
| 106 |
Peter 2
|
170/1945 | 22 Oct 1945 | undetected | 174 | |
| 107 |
Berl Katznelson
|
117/1906 | 23 Nov 1945 | arrested | 220 | |
| Start of Royal Navy patrols off Palestine | ||||||
| 108 |
Hannah Senesh
|
144/1942 | 25 Dec 1945 | undetected | 252 | |
| 109 |
Enzo Sereni
|
410/1945 | 17 Jan 1946 | arrested | 908 | |
| 110 |
Wingate
|
200/ | 25 Mar 1946 | arrested | 248 | |
| 111 |
Tel Hai
|
427/1875 | 27 Mar 1946 | arrested | 736 | |
| 112 |
Max Nordau
|
761/1907 | 14 May 1946 | arrested | 1754 | |
| 113 |
Dov Hos
|
512/1946 | 13 May 1946 | legal | 675 | |
| 114 |
Eliahu Golomb
|
313/1918 | 1946 | legal | 735 | |
| 115 |
Haviva Reik
|
150/ | 8 Jun 1946 | arrested | 462 | |
| 116 |
Josiah Wedgwood
|
980/1944 | 26 Jun 1946 | arrested | 1259 | |
| 117 |
HaChayal Ha’Ivri
|
628/1900 | 31 Jul 1946 | arrested | 550 | |
| 118 |
Haganah 1
|
980/1943 | 24 Jun 1946 | transferred | 1108 | |
| 118 A |
Haganah 2
|
980/1943 | 29 Jul 1946 | arrested | 2678 | |
| 119 |
Biriah
|
294/1898 | 1 Jul 1946 | arrested | 1108 | |
| 12 Aug 1946 : British announce that all future arrivals would be deported to Cyprus. | ||||||
| 120 |
Yagur
|
300/ | 11 Aug 1946 | arrested | 758 | |
| 121 |
Henrietta Szold
|
150/ | 12 Aug 1946 | arrested | 536 | |
| 122 |
Katriel Jaffe
|
335/1920 | 13 Aug 1946 | arrested | 604 | |
| 123 |
Twenty-Three
|
283/1921 | 15 Aug 1946 | arrested | 790 | |
| 124 |
Amiram Shochet
|
110/1913 | 16 Aug 1946 | undetected | 183 | |
| 125 |
Arba Cheruyot
|
512/1946 | arrested | 1024 | ||
| 126 |
Palmach
|
235/1906 | 22 Sep 1946 | arrested | 611 | |
| 127 |
Bracha Fuld
|
313/1918 | 20 Oct 1946 | arrested | 806 | |
| 128 |
Latrun
|
733/1871 | 1 Nov 1946 | arrested | 1279 | |
| 129 |
HaKedosha
|
9 Nov 1946 | sunk | 600 | ||
| 130 |
Knesset Israel
|
1870/1889 | 25 Nov 1946 | arrested | 3845 | |
| 131 |
Rafiah
|
273/1898 | 5 Dec 1946 | sunk 785 | 785 | |
| 132 |
Lanegev
|
296/1875 | 9 Feb 1947 | arrested | 647 | |
| 133 |
Haim Arlosoroff
|
808/1912 | 27 Feb 1947 | arrested | 1378 | |
| 134 |
HaMapil Ha’Almoni
|
472/1876 | 17 Feb 1947 | arrested | 807 | |
| 135 |
Ben Hecht
|
753/1930 | 9 Mar 1947 | arrested | 597 | |
| 136 |
Shabtai Luzinsky
|
298/1946 | 12 Mar 1947 | undetected | 823 | |
| 137 |
Moledet
|
749/1876 | 29 Mar 1947 | arrested | 1588 | |
| 138 |
Theodor Herzl
|
1768/1907 | 13 Apr 1947 | arrested | 2641 | |
| 139 |
Shear Yashuv
|
300/ | 23 Apr 1947 | arrested | 768 | |
| 140 |
Hatikva
|
741/1897 | 17 May 1947 | arrested | 1414 | |
| 141 |
Yehuda Halevi
|
253/1877 | 31 May 1947 | arrested | 399 | |
| 142 |
Mordei HaGetaot
|
491/1920 | 24 May 1947 | arrested | 1457 | |
| 143 |
Exodus 1947
|
1814/1928 | 17 Jul 1947 | arrested | 4554 | |
| 144 |
Shivat Zion
|
264/1902 | 28 Jul 1947 | arrested | 411 | |
| 145 |
14 Halalei Gesher Haziv
|
297/1944 | 28 Jul 1947 | arrested | 685 | |
| 146 |
Af Al Pi Chen
|
350/1944 | 27 Sep 1947 | arrested | 434 | |
| 147 |
Medinat HaYehudim
|
1273/1927 | 2 Oct 1947 | arrested | 2664 | |
| 148 |
Geulah
|
916/1904 | 2 Oct 1947 | arrested | 1385 | |
| 149 |
Aliyah
|
109/1945 | 15 Nov 1947 | undetected | 182 | |
| 150 |
Kadima
|
351/1921 | 16 Nov 1947 | arrested | 794 | |
| 29 Nov 1947: United Nations approves partition of Palestine | ||||||
| 151 |
HaPortzim
|
/1927 | 4 Dec 1947 | undetected | 167 | |
| 152 |
Lo Tafchidunu
|
371/1946 | 22 Dec 1947 | arrested | 884 | |
| 153 |
29 beNovember
|
280/1907 | 28 Dec 1947 | arrested | 680 | |
| 154 |
HaUmot HaMeuhadot
|
350/1927 | 1 Jan 1948 | undetected | 537 | |
| 155 |
Atzmaut
|
4570/1901 | 1 Jan 1948 | arrested | 7612 | |
| 156 |
Kibbutz Galuyot
|
4570/1901 | 1 Jan 1948 | arrested | 7557 | |
| 157 |
35 Giborei Kfar Etzion
|
114/1921 | 31 Jan 1948 | arrested | 280 | |
| 158 |
Yerushaliyim Hanezura
|
197/1914 | 12 Feb 1948 | arrested | 679 | |
| 159 |
Lekommemiyut
|
292/1945 | 20 Feb 1948 | arrested | 696 | |
| 160 |
Bonim v’Lochamim
|
410/1945 | 28 Feb 1948 | arrested | 982 | |
| 161 |
Yehiam
|
343/1944 | 29 Mar 1948 | arrested | 771 | |
| 162 |
Tirat Zvi
|
446/1943 | 12 Apr 1948 | arrested | 817 | |
| 163 |
Mishmar HaEmek
|
401/1947 | 24 Apr 1948 | arrested | 782 | |
| 164 |
Nakhshon
|
402/1906 | 26 Apr 1948 | arrested | 553 | |
| 15 May 1948: British Mandate of Palestine ends; Independence of Israel proclaimed | ||||||
| 165 |
Lanitzachon
|
220/ | 17 May 1948 | 189 | ||
| 166 |
Medinat Yisrael
|
240/ | 17 May 1948 | 243 | ||
| 167 |
Krav Emek Ayalon
|
268/1945 | 29 May 1948 | 706 | ||
| Additional ships | ||||||
| 168 |
Altalena
|
1820/1944 | 22 Jun 1948 | 930 | ||
| 169 |
Mala
|
1780/1896 | 11 Jul 1948 | 1200 | ||
Selected Bibliography:
Aharoni, Reuben, Leaning Masts: Ships of Jewish Illegal Immigration and Arms after World War II, 1997. (Hebrew)
Avriel, Ehud, Open the Gates! The Dramatic Personal Story of “Illegal” Immigration to Israel. New York: Atheneum, 1975. The author was a principal operator of the Mossad. Preface by Golda Meir.
Frantz, Douglas & Catherine Collins, Death on the Black Sea: the Untold Story of the Struma and World War II’s Holocaust at Sea. New York: Ecco: HarperCollins, 2003. Illustrated. A comprehensive study of the Struma catastrophe. Complete list of passengers.
Habas, Bracha, The Gate Breakers. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1963. No index. Translated from Hebrew by David Segal; illustrated by Anna Walinska.
Kimche, Jon & David, The Secret Roads: The “Illegal” Migration of a People 1938-1948.London, Secker & Warburg, 1954.
Klüger (Aliav), Ruth & Peggy Mann, The Last Escape: the Launching of the Largest Secret Rescue Movement of All Time. Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1973. The author was a member of Mossad personally involved in operations in Romania and Turkey. The book describes her involvement in the Tiger Hill and Darien sailings. Much is based on personal accounts. No index.
Lazar, Chaim, Despite It All. New York: Shengold Publishers, 1984. A history of illegal Jewish immigration as inspired by Jabotinsky 1930-1944 No index. Translated from Hebrew by Goldie Wachsman.
Naor, Mordechai, Haapala: Clandestine Immigration 1931-1948 Tel Aviv: Ministry of Defence Publishing House, 1987. An introduction to the subject. Translated from Hebrew.
Ofer, Dalia, Escaping the Holocaust: Illegal Immigration to the Land of Israel, 1939-1944. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Revised English version of Derech Bayam, published in Jerusalem in 1988. A scholarly work by a member of the faculty of Hebrew University, covering all facets of Aliyah Bet during World War II.
Ofer, Dalia & Weiner, Hannah, Dead-End Journey: the Tragic Story of the Kladovo-Šabac Group. Studies in the Shoah, volume XIV. New York: University Press of America, 1996. Translated from Hebrew by Anna Barber. The Kladovo group left Vienna in 1939 but were marooned in Yugoslavia and were murdered there by the Nazis in 1941.
Perl, William, Operation Action: Rescue from the Holocaust. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1983. Illustrated. The author was actively involved in Aliyah Bet in Vienna in 1938-39.
Rohwer, Jürgen, Die Versenkung der jüdischen Flüchtlingstransporter Struma und Mefkure im Schwarzen Meer (Februar 1942, August 1944). Frankfurt am Main: Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1965. In German. Describes the activities of Jewish emigration from Romania 1941-44.
Steiner, Erich Gershon, The Story of the Patria. New York: Holocaust Library, 1982. No index. Translated from Hebrew by Dinah Cohen. The author was a leader of the refugees on the Milos; the characters are fictional.
Stewart, Ninian, The Royal Navy and the Palestine Patrol. London: Frank Cass, 2002. The author describes how the Royal Navy confronted the problem of illegal immigration.
Trevor, Daphne, Under the White Paper: Some Aspects of British Administration in Palestine from 1939 to 1947. Jerusalem: The Jerusalem Press, 1948. The early chapters cover immigration from 1939 to 1942.
Wasserstein, Bernard, Britain and the Jews of Europe 1939-1945. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1979. The author is a professor of history now at the University of Chicago.
New York Times
Palestine Post
Lloyd’s Confidential Index
Location of some passenger lists:
BeNetivei Ha’apala (In the Path of Immigration) The Illegal Immigration Database
http://www.shimur.co.il/show_item.asp?itemId=663&levelId=46221
http://www.shimur.org/english/files/wordocs/Questionnaire%20English.doc
British Archives, C.O. 733/466 Mauritius deportees
CO 733/466 Astir
Jabotinsky Institute Sakarya, Pencho
Lekarov V’larahok various ships1945-1947
(see Avotaynu XIV no.2, Summer 1998)
Death on the Black Sea, Frantz & Collins Struma
The Jews’ Secret Fleet, Hochstein Crew members of American ships 1946-48.
The Atlit Internment Camp has a website and an e-mail address, phone numbers and regular mailing address. Forms can be downloaded from the website, http://www.shimur.co.il/english/index-e.html
Atlit Internment Camp
POB 189
Atlit 30350
Israel
Tel.: +972-4-9841980
Fax: +972-4-9842814
e-mail: shimurm@netvision.net.il
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