139. Shear Yashuv — Galata
type: str
Departed Italy 7 Apr 1947, arrived 23 Apr 1947
ex-Galata, built (unk), about 300 tons, small steamer
768 passengers
After departure, 180 transferred from Albertina. A very crowded ship and listing heavily, captured at sea by the destroyer Cheviot. Stiff resistance to deportation.
Name means “The Remnant shall return.”
Shear Yashuv