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Boat
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August 2, 1946 |
כ"ג יורדי הסירה Giuseppe Bertolli San Sissimo San Sisino Kaf Gimel (23) Yordei haSira
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Kaf Gimel (23) Yordei Hasira כ"ג יורדי הסירה sailed from Bocca di Magra
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Place Note
On August 2, 1946, Kaf Gimel (23) Yordei Hasira כ"ג יורדי הסירה sailed from Bocca di Magra, carrying 750 passengers.
Paul H. Silverstone and Palyam.org cite 790 passengers, (Paul H. Silverstone cites about 400 men, 400 women and 35 children).
Ichar (Wajcman) Weizmann cites Kaf-Gimel ()23) Yordei hasira sailing on August 2, 1946, several days after the ship Katriel Jafde (which he translates as Beautiful Katriel Katriel haYafe), from the same port, Miaponto (Metaponto).
Sir W. Wakefield cites Kaf Gimel (23) Yordei Hasira כ"ג יורדי הסירה sailing from northern Italy, carrying 815 passengers.
According to the original plan, the passengers onboard Katriel Jaffe were supposed to transfer over to Kaf Gimel Yordei haSira at sea.
Yisrael Rosenblum Rotem served as Palyam Commander aboard Kaf Gimel (23) Yordei Hasira כ"ג יורדי הסירה
Shaul 'Shuli' Oren served as Palyam Escort and Second-in-Command aboard Kaf Gimel (23) Yordei Hasira כ"ג יורדי הסירה.
Yitzchak Hektin served as Gidoni , Wireless Radio Operator, aboard Kaf Gimel (23) Yordei Hasira כ"ג יורדי הסירה.
The Captain aboard Kaf Gimel (23) Yordei Hasira כ"ג יורדי הסירה was Italian, and the crew was composed of 8 foreign sailors.
Event Note
'Shuli' Oren served as Palyam פלי"ם Escort מלווה and Second-in-Command aboard כ"ג יורדי הסירה.
Event Note
On August 2, 1946, Gabi Weisman sailed from Bocca di Magra on Kaf Gimel Yordei haSira כ"ג יורדי הסירה.
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Camp
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August 18, 1946 |
Καράολος Gazimagusa Karakol Karaolos Internment Camps 55-62, Mağusa bölgesi, Κύπρος Kıbrıs
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750 Maapilim on Kag Gimel Yordei haSira were interned at Cyprus by the British
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Place Note
On August 18, 1946, the passengers and Palyamniks of Kaf Gimel (23) Yordei haSira reached Cyprus.
The passengers were sent to Camp No. 55 together with the Palyamniks.
Palmach Information Center and Ichac (Wajcman) Weizmann cites: Camp No. 60 was the camp in which they were interned.
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