Maestrale haZaken
| Alternate Locations | |
|---|---|
| City | Napoli |
| Country | Italia |
| City | Catania |
| Country | Italia |
| City | Haifa חיפה |
| State/ Province | חיפה |
| Country | ישראל |
Narrative
Maestrale Nickname: haZaken
Narrative
From December, 1947 to March, 1948, Yehuda Arazi, Ehud Avriel and Munia Mardur acquired six ships to transport the arms:
* Santa-Chiara
* Ressurectio
* Maestralle
* Monte-Chiaro
* Scio
* Nora
Each of the ships continued to carry foreign flags, and were operated by their foreign crews.
Ada Sereni, working on Yehuda Arazi's instructions, acquired Santa-Chiara and Ressurectio.
Narrative
On June 27, 1948, Maestrale returned to Israel accompanying Providence, the first Haapalah ship to arrive after Haifa חיפה was under Israeli contol.
David Ben Chorin served as Palyam Commander aboard Maestrale.
Yehuda Ben Tzur served as Palyam Escort aboard Maestrale.
Nachum Monderer served as Gidoni גִּדְעֹנִי, wireless radio operator aboard Maestrale.
Crew:
* Gavriel 'Gabi' Weiss