שיאו MS Scio Mallock
| City | Middlesbrough |
| State/ Province | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Alternate Locations | |
|---|---|
| City | Genova |
| Country | Italia |
| City | Puerto Cortes |
Narrative
MS Scio MS 20 Mallock was a cargo ship that was supposed to serve as a bait boat prior to the World War I.
Built: 1918, at Smith Dock Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough.
In 1919, she was finished as a civilain cargo ship.
Length: 55 meters
Beam: 9.14 meters
Tonnage: 900 tons
Engine: 2 stroke, oil action, built by Sulzer Bros Ltd., Wintertheur
Narrative
In 1934, Mallock was acquired by an Italian company, and renamed MS Scio.
Narrative
Between July 9, 1948 and May 15, 1949, MS Scio שיאו made 7 arms supply voyages, delivering arms and military equipment for the IDF, which were concealed under the general cargo in the ship’s holds.
Narrative
Zeev Rotem, Dan ben Amotz and Kuba Betzer sailed from Bakar to Israel on MS Scio שיאו, which brought seven dismantled Messerschmidts acquired from Czechoslovakia.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Home | Scio (1918), from Wikipedia (Deutsch) |
| 2 | Web Search | Scio שיאו, from Palyam.org |