144. Shivat Zion — Luciano
type: barkentine
Departed Oran, Algeria 16 Jul 1947, arrived 28 Jul 1947
ex-Luciano, ex-Bacicin, built 1902, 264 gross tons, wood auxiliary barkentine
411 passengers
These immigrants had come from North Africa, left behind by the Yehuda Halevi (No. 141). The 411 passengers included 130 children; the ship was dangerously overcrowded and was shadowed by a British destroyer. They did not resist boarding by HMS Providence, and went to Cyprus on the Empire Shelter and Empire Comfort.
Name means “Return to Zion.”
Shivat Zion