הברק Yildirim Yilderam haBarak
| City | Marseille |
| Country | France |
| Alternate Locations | |
|---|---|
| City | La Spezia |
| County | provincia della Spezia |
| State/ Province | Liguria |
| Country | Italia |
Narrative
HaBarak הברק was an old Turkish schooner with a small auxiliary engine.
Registered name: Yildirim Yilderam
Narrative
In early 1947, haBarak הברק's first mission was to escort Haim Arlosoroff after she arrived in the Mediterranean from Sweden.
The passengers of Haim Arlosoroff were scheduled to transfer at sea to haBark,which would take them to Palestine, but a fire that broke out onboard haBarak הברק, when she left Marseille.
Narrative
HaBarak הברק sailed to La Spezia, to take on 600 passengers.
Narrative
On October 18, 1947, haBarak הברק sailed from La Spezia to pick up passengers from Algiers.
She hit a bad storm, and her engine broke down.
haBarak הברק it never made it to Palestine.
Yehuda Ben-Tzur served as Palyam Commander aboard haBarak הברק.
Benny Geffen served as Gidoni גדעוני aboard haBarak הברק.
Narrative
HaBarak הברק Yildirim was leased by Mossad leAliyah Bet from a small and greedy Greek ship agent called 'The Midget'.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Search | Yildirim – Habarak – The Ship That Didn't Make It, from the Palmach Information Center |