בנים ולוחמים Rondine Rondina Builders and Fighters Bonim ve Lochamim
| Alternate Locations | |
|---|---|
| City | Bakar |
| State/ Province | Primorsko-goranska županija |
| Country | Hrvatska |
| City | חיפה Haifa |
| State/ Province | חיפה |
| Country | ישראל |
Narrative
Bonim ve Lochamim בנים ולוחמים was the same boat as Enzo Sereni אנצו סירני
Registered name: Rondine
As Enzo Sereni אנצו סירני, she had been captured by the British, and released a year later.
Narrative
On February 18, 1948, Bonim ve'Lochamim בנים ולוחמים sailed from Bakar, carrying 1,002 passengers.
Narrative
On February 18, 1948, Moshe Rabinovitch served as Palyam Commander and Escort מלווה aboard Bonim ve'Lochamim בנים ולוחמים, when she sailed from Bakar.
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On February 28, 1948, Bonim ve Lochamim בנים ולוחמים arrived opposite Nitzanim ניצנים shore.
She was spotted by a British reconnaissance aircraft, and was later approached by British destroyer. Then she was surrounded by five British destroyers that escorted her to Haifa חיפה.
The passengers were loaded without resistance onto the transport ships HMS Mauritius and HMS Empire Rival, which took them to Cyprus Κύπρος.
The ship commander hid in a slik' and was rescued, while the two other escorts mixed with the passengers and went to Cyprus Κύπρος with them.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Search | האנייה 'בונים ולוחמים', from AmutaYam.org.il |
| 2 | Web Search | The Voyage of “Bonim VeLochamim”, from Palyam.org |