In the aftermath of the Second World War no task fell to the Royal Navy more demanding than the interception of sea-borne illegal immigration into Palestine between 1945 – 1948.

In the aftermath of the Second World War no task fell to the Royal Navy more demanding than the interception of sea-borne illegal immigration into Palestine between 1945 – 1948.

Naval forces, mainly destroyers operated from Haifa in Palestine and the numbers of these ships allocated to the Patrol were sizeable.

RFA War Bharata

RFA War Bharata was deployed in support of these operations.