110. Wingate — Kismet Adalia
Type: aux schr
Departed Palestrina, Italy 13 Mar 1946, arrived 25 Mar 1946
ex-Kismet Adalia, or ex-Noris, built (unk), about 200 tons, auxiliary schooner
248 passengers
Initial landing was foiled by the police, who opened fire, killing Bracha Fuld, age 18, a Palmach member. Ship was captured and brought into Haifa by British destroyer Chevron.
Name: Charles Orde Wingate (1903-1944) was a British officer who in 1938 organized the Special Night Squads, which later became the Haganah. He was killed in action in Burma in 1944.
Wingate