Yerushaliyim Hanezura

158. Yerushaliyim Hanezura — Ambrosiano, Cicilo

type: brigantine
Departed Civitavecchia, Italy 3 Feb 1948, arrived 12 Feb 1948 check

ex-Cicilo, ex-Ambrosiana, ex-Chiavari, ex-Maria Madre, ex-Costanza, ex-Campofranco, ex-Gigino, built 1914, 197 gross tons, wood 3-mast brigantine

679 passengers

Intercepted off Haifa by the destroyer Cheviot. 402 men, 216 women, 61 children, deported to Cyprus on the Ocean Vigour.

Name means “Jerusalem Beleaguered.”

Name Yerushaliyim Hanezura
Voyage Number
Flag Italy
Gross tons / Year Built 197/1914
Sailing Date 3 Feb 1948
Country of departure Italy
Arrival date in Palestine 12 Feb 1948
Result of voyage arrested
Number of immigrants on board 679
Organizer of voyage

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