Re: Ships of the Israeli Sea Corps
Posted by:
de domenico (IP Logged)
Date: September 03, 2009 07:37AM
P 39 GUSH ETSION, formerly PRATO of the Soc. Star (May, 1948), ex NSC(L) 76, ex LCT(R) 136, ex LCT 136. A Royal Navy Landing Craft, Tank type LCT(2) comm. in March, 1942, later a LCT (Rocket), then a Naval Salvage Craft (Large).
P 51 RAMAT RACHEL, ex USN LCI(L) 640, compl. by N.J. Sbdg in June, 1944. A former USN Landing Craft, Infantry (Large). To Israel on March 2, 1948.
P 53 NETSANIM, ex USN LCI(M) 673 ex LCI(L) 673, compl. by Lawley in April, 1944. LCI(M) stands for LCI(Mortar). To Israel on March 2, 1948.
HANA SENESH or HANNAH SENESH, former Aliyah Bet vessel (to Israel 25 Dec. 1945), ex Italian schooner AMORTA or ENDERTA', 144 tons, built 1942 in Italy (ENDERTA' 174 tons, built 1916 and re-engined 1942-43). In Israeli Navy until 1952, 1957 renamed KONSTANTINOS S., still in Lloyd's Register in 1998.