What the records say
- When
- 25 Nov 1940
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 32.81° N, 35.03° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Patria disaster.
Summary
Patria disaster: As British authorities attempt to deport Jewish refugees (originating from German-occupied Europe) from Mandatory Palestine to Mauritius, aboard the requisitioned emigrant liner Patria 1913 at Haifa, the Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah sinks the ship with a bomb, killing around 250 refugees and crew.
Patria disaster
1940 ship bombing in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine
The Patria disaster was the sinking on 25 November 1940 by the Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah of a French-built ocean liner, the 11,885-ton SS Patria, in the port of Haifa.
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