אטרטו אטראטו Atrato

 
Alternate Locations
City Bari
County provincia di Bari
State/ Province Puglia
Country Italia
 
City שפיים Shefayim
County חוף השרון
State/ Province המרכז
Country ישראל
 
City Constanţa
 
City Brindisi
Country Italia
 

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Atrato אטרטו was a former salvage vessel
Built: 1899
PLIMSOLL Data cites: Atrato, Ex Eirini Vernikou, was built in 1911
Paul H. Silverstone's Aliyah Bet Project cites: Atrato, Ex Eirini Ex Tchernomore, was built in 1911
Radzilow.com cites: Atrato אטרטו was a relatively light boat, fast and easy to sail, but it was not a boat designed to carry people and at these quantities. "When the "Atrato" tried to transport immigrants from Yugoslavia - the Yugoslavian authorities refused to allow this boat to collect the immigrants, and it was necessary to lease a coastal boat that collected the people and transferred them to the "Atrato" at deep seas."
Capacity: 1,106 gross tons
Paul H. Silverstone's Aliyah Bet Project cites: The capacity of Atrato אטרטו was 663 gross tons
From November, 1938, to May, 1939, Atrato אטרטו made seven journeys back and forth, on almost a monthly basis, from European ports in Italia, Romania and Bulgaria.

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In November, 1938, Atrato אטרטו sailed from Bari, carrying 300 pasengers, organized by Mossad leAliyah Bet 'מוסד לעלייה ב‎.
Katriel Yaffe served as Commander מפקד on the first two voyages aboard Atrato אטרטו to Palestine.

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On November 30, 1938, Atrato אטרטו entered Palestine waters, and managing to avoid the Police boat, Alice, landed at Shefayim שפיים.
Amuta Yam.org.il cites: Atrato אטרטו landed at Avichayil אביחייל.

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On January 9, 1939, Atrato אטרטו sailed from Ancona, carrying 300 passengers, organized by Mossad leAliyah Bet 'מוסד לעלייה ב‎.
Katriel Yaffe served as Commander מפקד on the first two voyages aboard Atrato אטרטו to Palestine.

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On January 15, 1939, Atrato אטרטו landed at Shefayim שפיים.

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On February 15, 1939, Atrato אטרטו sailed from Napoli, carrrying 300 passengers, organized by Revisionists.

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On February 20, 1939, Atrato אטרטו landed at Shefayim שפיים.

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On March 7, 1939, Atrato אטרטו sailed from Bari, carrying 378 passengers, organized by Mossad leAliyah Bet 'מוסד לעלייה ב‎.
Paul H. Silverstone cites Atrato אטרטו sailed from Bari or Sušak Rijeka/Fiume.
Amuta Yam.org.il cites Atrato אטרטו sailed from Sušak Rijeka/Fiume.

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On March 10, 1939, Atrato אטרטו sailed through Istanbul.
Prof. Ulver Keser, Turkish Assistance Activities for the Jewish Immigrants and Jewish Immigrant Camps in Cyprus during Second World War, cites: Atrato אטרטו carried 325 Czech and German passengers.

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On March 15, 1939, Atrato אטרטו landed at Shefayim שפיים.

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On March 23, 1939, Atrato אטרטו sailed from Constanţa, carrying 687 passengers.
Abraham J. Edelheit, Hershel Edelheit cite: Atrato אטרטו sailed from Susak, carrying 378 passengers.
Amuta Yam.org.il cites: Atrato אטרטו carried 378 passengers.

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On March 31, 1939, Atrato אטרטו entered Palestine waters, and was fired on by British police boat as she approached the coast; one refugee was killed, ship turned away.

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In April, 1939, Atrato אטרטו landed at Shefayim שפיים.

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In April, 1939, Atrato אטרטו sailed from Brindisi, carrying 372 passengers.

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In April, 1939, Atrato אטרטו landed at Shefayim שפיים, and disembarked 372 passengers.
Paul H. Silverstone's Aliyah Bet Project cites: Atrato אטרטו arrived on April 30, 1039, carrying 377 passengers, transferred from SS Colorado at Split.

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On May 20, 1939, Atrato אטרטו sailed on her 7th Aliyah Bet voyage, carrying 430 passengers, transfered at sea, from SS Colorado, operated by the Haganah הגנה.
Paul H. Silverstone's Aliyah Bet Project cites: On May 20, 1939, Atrato אטרטו carrying 430 passengers, transfered at sea, from SS Colorado, operated by the Mossad leAliyah Bet 'מוסד לעלייה ב‎.
Amut Yam.org.il cites Atrato אטרטו carried 500 passengers

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On May 22, 1939, Atrato אטרטו carried 325 Czech and Germans to Türkiye.

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On May 28, 1939, on her seventh voyage, Atrato אטרטו was intercepted by the Royal Navy, and towed by to Haifa חיפה, and the passengers were held in a detention camp before being freed.
Paul H. Silverstone's Alyiah Bet Project cites: Atrato אטרטו was intercepted north of Yafo יפו, and arrested by HMS Sutton.
Zionism-Israel.com cites: "On May 28, 1939, the Haganah ship Atrato was captured by the British navy. At the time it had already brought 2,400 immigrants into Palestine in 7 trips."

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On June 2, 1941, Atrato אטרטו was abandoned at Souda Σούδας Bay.

Source References

  1. Escaping the Holocaust: Illegal Immigration to the Land of Israel, 1939-1944
  2. History of the Holocaust: A Handbook and Dictionary
    1. Page: 181
  3. The Yishuv in the Shadow of the Holocaust: Zionist Politics and Rescue Aliya, 1933-1939
    1. Page: 226

References

  1. Yaffe Yoffe, Katriel Catriel
  2. טנקוס Tene Tankos Tankus, Shmuel Samuel 'Shmulik' Shimon ben Aharon (Aaron)