HC Deb 20 November 1946 vol 430 c135W
128. Sir W. Wakefield

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the names of the ships which have arrived during recent months off the Palestine coast with illegal immigrants in an unseaworthy condition, together with their owners' names, those responsible for the charter, the ports from which they sailed and the flag flown by them

Ship Flag Port of Departure. Gross Registered Tonnage. Number of Immigrants.
Smyrna … Greek … Contanza 760 1,662
Haviva Reik … Egyptian … Probably Greece 140 466
Josiah Wedgwood … Panamanian … Savona 1,039 1,259
Akbel … Turkish … Not Known 284 1,011
Hagana … Panamanian … Not Known 1,039 2,678
Hochelaga … Hondurean … Antwerp 628 500
Yagour … Turkish … Toulon 255 758
Henrietta Szold … Greek … Greece 150 540
Katriel Yaffe … Italian … North Italy 250 615
The 23 … Italian … North Italy 200 815
Fede … Italian … Near Spezia 512 985
Palmach … Italian … Near Spezia 300 626
Fenice … Italian … Spezia 298 819
San Dimitric … Panamanian … La Ciotat 733 1,279