162. Tirat Zvi — Vivare
type: schr
Departed Gaeta, Italy 3 Apr 1948, arrived 12 Apr 1948 check
ex-Vivare, built 1943, 446 gross tons, 1 mast coastal vessel
817 passengers
Captured by destroyer Virago. 467 men, 274 women, 70 children.
Name: Tirat Zvi Kibbutz which repelled an Arab attack with great loss on 20 Feb 1948; it was seen as a great victory.
Tirat Zvi