סאקאריה SS Sakarya SS Sakariya Skaria

 
Alternate Locations
City Sulina
County județul Tulcea
State/ Province Dobrogea, regiunea de dezvoltare Sud-Est
Country România
 
City Gelibolu (Gallipoli)
County Çanakkale ili
State/ Province Çanakkale Boğazı
Country Türkiye
 
City חיפה (Haifa)
State/ Province חיפה
Country ישראל
 

Narrative

SS Sakariya Skaria סאקאריה was a Turkish-flagged steamer
Registered name: Sakarya
Built: 1888
Capacity: 2,612 tons
SS Sakariya סאקאריה was the last immigrant ship despatched by ITzL and the New Zionist Organization to reach its destination.
Plans for its despatch had begun before the outbreak of war.

Narrative

The voyage of SS Sakariya סאקאריה was organized by Betar, and partially funded by the American Friends of a Jewish Palestine.
Jewish refugees left Wien on Danube river boats, under the auspices of Adolph Eichmann.
On November 19, 1939, Saturnus sailed and picked up 600 at Bratislava.
On December 17, Grein sailed, carrying 530 refugees.
Spyroula carried the Paltin Group from Bratislava.
These refugees were kept at Sulina, in frigid conditions with few amenities for weeks until their ship arrived.

Source References

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References

  1. גרונר ‎Gruner, Dov