SALVADOR lost 12.12.1939

[Th. Dorgeist]

Hello!

To 12.12.1939 the refugee ship driving under the flag from Uruguay sank SALVADOR by a storm in the Mamara sea.
I look for data to origin of the ship, size and year of construction.
greeting

Theo

[Dénes]

I checked the web and found that the Salvador, with over 300 Jewish passengers, sank off Silivri in Marmara Sea on December 12, 1940, not in 1939.

Another site says:
"(...)The Romanian authorities cashed in on this bonanza enormously as the passengers had to ransom their way out of the country illegally. In early December 1940, a Uruguayan registry rotten ship called "SALVADOR" ventured a voyage to Palestine. SALVADOR had no cabins or bunks, no compass, no weather instruments, and no life-jackets. It could carry only 30-40 passengers, but instead, 327 refugees were packed in tightly. SALVADOR miraculously made it to Istanbul. However, after she departed, a severe storm raged across the Marmara Sea, and the dilapidated ship sank on December 15, 1940, causing 204 passengers, including 66 children to die. Out of 123 survivors, 63 were deported back to Bulgaria, and '--O managed to stay in Istanbul."

I hope this helps.

Dénes

[Th. Dorgeist]

Thank you, Dénis !

1940 !!!!

Greetings,

Theo