150. Kadima — Rafaellucia
type: schr
Departed Palestrina, near Venice, Italy 5 Nov 1947, arrived 16 Nov 1947 cjheck
ex-Raffaeluccia, ex-Excelsior, ex-Peloro, built 1921, 351 gross tons, wood 2-mast barkentine
794 passengers
Intercepted by destroyer Venus. There was no resistance; passengers taken to Cyprus on the Runnymede Park. 416 men, 249 women, 129 children.
Name means “Forward.”
Photograph source: http://palyam.org
Kadima