108. Hannah Senesh — Andarta
Type: m/v
Departed Savona, Italy, 14 Dec 1945, arrived 25 Dec 1945
ex-Andarta, built 1942, 144 gross tons
252 passengers
The ship was beached at Nahariya. Passengers were brought to shore by a rope bridge and evaded capture. Vessel later used by Israeli Navy until 1952.
Name: Hannah Senesh (1921-1944) was a parachutist killed by the Nazis in Yugoslavia in 1944.
Photo courtesy of “Leaning Masts” by R. Aharoni
Hannah Senesh