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Palestine and enhance her chances of reaching the coast and discharging her passengers undetected. In the event British forces captured her, her crew members planned to remain separate from the passengers so that the British would arrest the crew, unlike the practice on Haganah-sponsored
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was at New London for overhaul and training operations with submarines. After a voyage to Key West, she returned to New London on 28 November 1945, and remained there until arriving at New York City on 30 January 1946. She was placed out of service on 14 March 1946, and transferred to the
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1291:— were reported off the Gaza coast at 16:10. After receiving permission at 18:10 to attack the ships, she detached from the patrol at 18:40 and proceeded to a position 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) northwest of
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got underway from Port de Bouc with 597, 600, or "over 600" passengers (sources disagree) and a crew of 27 aboard, expecting to arrive off
Palestine on the evening of 7 March. After departing Port de Bouc, she was renamed
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in four or five minutes. The badly damaged minesweeper remained afloat under a pall of smoke; the
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to return to Europe to pick up more refugees. The Irgun planned to make diversionary attacks on
British facilities in Palestine on the evening of 7 March 1947, to distract British forces while
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was sold in 2008. She was refitted, repainted, refurbished, and converted into a luxury private yacht and offered for sale for 15,000,000 euros. She later was renamed
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while the ship was passing through a narrow channel through an uncleared minefield. If the unreliable starboard engine also broke down,
866:, but withdrew his offer because of his mother's objections. With a crew consisting of 19 American volunteers and two paid Norwegian
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departed New York City on 27 December 1946, made a rough midwinter crossing of the North
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about an hour after boarding. They held her passengers below deck and her crew under guard in a corner of her
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1289:minesweeper
1231:mother ship
796:Hillel Kook
590:to smuggle
551:The second
464:(full-load)
21:USS Cythera
1671:1931 ships
1665:Categories
1422:NavSource.
1366:References
1297:motorboats
1286:BYMS-class
1261:Gaza Strip
1141:Chivalrous
1079:Suez Canal
1057:Chivalrous
1015:Royal Navy
906:branch of
894:voyage to
888:Marseilles
745:submarines
737:New London
681:. She was
523:Complement
493:Propulsion
374:In service
264:In service
193:In service
1371:Footnotes
1359:Rossy One
1293:Gaza City
1267:when two
1175:Ben Hecht
1161:Ben Hecht
1145:Ben Hecht
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927:Ben Hecht
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915:Ben Hecht
876:starboard
868:engineers
808:Ben Hecht
735:moved to
706:Galveston
673:U.S. Navy
648:Endeavour
607:1931–1942
587:Ben Hecht
422:Rossy One
408:Sold 2008
342:Sold 1956
286:Ben Hecht
276:Ben Hecht
117:U.S. Navy
84:Completed
78:, Germany
1284:, and a
1282:flagship
1157:javelins
1149:grenades
1117:Hatikvah
1109:warships
835:Brooklyn
718:Key West
531:Armament
282:Namesake
254:Operator
169:Acquired
153:Namesake
115:Sold to
1137:Chevron
1123:Party.
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939:mandate
908:Haganah
882:on the
864:captain
840:Former
820:vessel
792:Zionist
768:Cythera
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702:Cythera
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557:(PY-31)
555:Cythera
290:Zionist
272:Renamed
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102:Renamed
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592:Jewish
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469:Length
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1257:Ma'oz
1245:Ma'oz
1223:Haifa
1215:Ma'oz
1203:Ma'oz
1179:Haifa
1172:towed
1101:Abril
1051:Arica
978:Betar
900:Irgun
872:Abril
860:Abril
826:Abril
810:play
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658:Abril
574:Ma'oz
541:20 mm
517:knots
512:Speed
502:Krupp
498:Atlas
485:Draft
433:yacht
390:Italy
368:Abril
347:Badge
324:Ma'oz
246:Owner
240:Abril
106:Abril
1639:ISBN
1394:here
1309:list
1243:INS
1201:INS
1060:and
966:mine
954:port
854:and
804:US$
802:for
714:Cuba
687:USS
639:Vita
616:Kiel
572:INS
553:USS
539:4 ×
477:Beam
462:tons
460:800
447:Type
435:2009
418:Name
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395:Name
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339:Fate
322:INS
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