Haapalah / Aliyah Bet

In 1945, Enrico Levy was given a ‘laissé passer’ from the British Admiralty allowing him to go anywhere in Italy.
He searched for a boat suitable and safe as possible to take refugees to Palestine.
In Monopoli, he found a boat vessel, and in Barlatte, noth of Bari, he found a second.

Enrico Levi worked twith DELASEM, with Grosser, Raffaele Cantoni and Max Varadi, who assigned the task of creating the San Marco Hachshara, in Orciano, in Chianti.

Dalin דלין was an Italian fishing boat
Registered Name: Sirius
Officially listed as Dahlia דליה, she was called Dalin דלין.
Built: Monopoli, at the Dormio shipyards
Gross tonnage: 50 tons
Engine: marine engine that had been acquired by Lieutenant Enrico Levi, and hidden in a shed at Masseria Spina
Dalin דלין was the nickname of Eliyahu Golomb, head of the Haganah, who died in June, 1945.
She was the first Haapalah ship, after WWII was over, to bring Maapilim to Palestine.

Dalin דלין was acquired by Enrico Levy for Mossad leAliyah Bet, while under construction at the Dormio shipyards in Monopoli.
He also organized a crew.

On August 21, 1945, Dalin דלין sailed from Bari, carrying 35 passengers.
Palmach Information Center cites Dalin דלין sailed from Monopoli, carrying 37 immigrants.
Eric Salerno cites Dalin דלין was the illegal immigration first ship to sail from Italy.
Enrico Levy cites Dalin דלין carried 37 passengers.
Achille Rastelli cites: "Dalin era partita da Bari il 21 agosto 1945 con 35 persone a bordo, ma non si conosce l’origine di questa unità."
Israel Chorev ישראל חורב served as Palyam פלי"ם Commander מפקד aboard Dalin דלין
Enrico Levi אנריקו לוי served as Captain רב-חובל of Dalin דלין
Aryeh Chaikind אריה חייקינד served as Gidoni גידעוני aboard Dalin דלין
The crew of Dalin דלין consisted of an Italian mechanic and two Italian sailors.

Aryeh Chaikind served as Gidoni גדעוני, wireless radio operator aboard Dalin דלין.

On August 28, 1945, Dalin דלין landed at Sdot Yam שדות ים - Caesarea קיסריה, without being discovered by the British.
Tzvi 'Miri' Katzneson cites "On the 29th of that month the ship “Dalin” arrived from Italy with 37 immigrants on board."
Two fishing boats went out to meet Dalin דלין, the first post-war illegal immigrant vessel.
Enrico Levi cites: "On 28 August the Ma’apilim descended on the shore at Caesarea."
Palmach Information Center cites Dalin דלין's passengers were unloaded by five Palyam boats, dispersed and hidden at nearby settlements.
On September 2, 1945, after two days of searching, a kibbutz fishing boat brought ashore 35 passengers.
Palyamniks helped the Maapilim ashore:
* Shmuel 'Samek' Yanai
Tzvi 'Miri' Katznelson cites; "After the immigrants had landed we loaded barrels of diesel fuel on board and she sailed back to Bari."
Dalin דלין's sailed back to Bari carrying:
* Peter Hoffman
* Tzvi 'Miri' Katznelson
* Moshe Rabinowitz
* Avraham Reiss
* Yisrael Rotem
* Eliezer Versh

Nettuno was acquired by Enrico Levy for Mossad leAliyah Bet.
After the successful voyage of Dalin, Enrico Levy decided that "a larger vessel would be even better as it would be safer and could carry more people."
He hired the captain and the crew, acquired the fuel, food, water, and maps for the voyage, and he advised the captain as to the course to take to avoid
mine fields.
Natan 'נתן א Nettuno was prepared for departure by Mossad leAliyah Bet and Palyam פלי"ם members, plus the Jewish soldiers from Transportation Unit 468 of the British Army.
Palmach Information Center cites: The preparation Natan 'נתן א Nettuno took place at Ralta.