דולפין Hamno Dolphin

Street Blyth Dry Docks & Ships Buildings Co. Ltd.
City Blyth
County Northumberland
State/ Province England
Country United Kingdom

Narrative

Dolphin דולפין
Former Name: Hamno
Built: 1948, by Blyth Dry Docks & Ships Buildings Co. Ltd., Blyth
Gross tonnage: 2,413 tons
Engine: Steam, triple expansion eng, 3 cylinders. 1820 IHP, built by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Sunderland
Speed: 12 knots

Narrative

On June 8, 1967, Dolphin דולפין sailed from Massawa, Ethiopia, to the Straits of Tiran.
On June 10, 1967, the Six Day War מלחמת ששת הימים ended, the Straits of Tiran were opened, and Dolphin דולפין passed the Egyptians without incident.
An interview with Captain Menachem Cohen, while passing through the Straits, on her way to Eilat, was broadcast on Radio Israel קול ישראל.

References

  1. כהן Cohen, Menachem 'Churchill'