Atzmaut

155. Atzmaut — Pan Crescent

type: str
Departed Burgas, Bulgaria 27 Dec 1947, arrived 1 Jan 1948

ex-Pan Crescent, ex-El Valle, built 1901, 4570 gross tons, steamer.

7612 passengers

See above under Kibbutz Galuyot (No. 155). Pan Crescent was sabotaged by British intelligence at Venice by a limpet mine, 30 Aug 1947.

Name means “Independence.”

Photograph source: Haganah Archives

Name Atzmaut
Voyage Number
Flag Panama
Gross tons / Year Built 4570/1901
Sailing Date 27 Dec 1947
Country of departure Bulgaria
Arrival date in Palestine 1 Jan 1948
Result of voyage arrested
Number of immigrants on board 7612
Organizer of voyage

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