וינגייט Kismet Noris Adalia Orde Charles Wingate SS Wingate
| Alternate Locations | |
|---|---|
| City | Sulina |
| County | judeţul Tulcea |
| State/ Province | Dobrogea |
| Country | România |
| City | Mestre |
| Church Parish | Venezia |
| County | Venezia |
| State/ Province | Veneto |
| Country | Italia |
Narrative
SS Wingate וינגייט was a motor schooner
Registered name: Kismet Adalia
Capacity: 200 tons
Narrative
On March 14, 1946, SS Wingate וינגייט Kismet Adalia sailed from Mestre, carrying 248 passengers.
Palmach Information Center cites: on March 14, 1946, SS Wingate Kismet sailed from Trebizo, probably Teviso, in the Veneto, carrying 238 passengers.
Fritz Liebreich cites: SS Wingate Kismet sailed from Palestrina.
Ninian Stewart cites: SS Wingate Kismet Adalai carried 248 passengers.
Narrative
The Haganah הגנה and Palmach פלמ"ח in Tel Aviv, in a joint operation, Operation Nachshon מבצע נחשון or Wingate Night, to secure SS Wingate וינגייט's arrival, and break the British embargo.
On March 25, 1946, forces from the Tel Aviv Field Corps, and the 2nd and 4th Palmach Battalions, spread across Tel Aviv.
A Palmach פלמ"ח squad lined up on rehov Marmorak רח' מרמורק, to block the access to the shore.
In the exchange of fire, Bracha Fuld and the British Squad Commander were killed; and Ovad Rabinovitch and Achiezer Goldin were wounded.
Narrative
On the night of March 25/26, 1946, Kismet Adalia, alias SS Wingate וינגייט was intercepted by HMS Chevron, and taken to Haifa חיפה.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Search | Noris – Orde Wingate, from the Palmach Information Center |