Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum

The Israeli National Maritime Museum (top) and the Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum (bottom)

INS Mivtach, retired ship on permanent display at museum.

INS Gal, retired submarine on permanent display at museum.

The Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum (Hebrew: מוזיאון ההעפלה וחיל הים ע"ש דוד הכהן‎) is a technical history museum located in Haifa, Israel.

The museum covers the maritime history of Israel – from clandestine immigration during the British Mandate for Palestine through the history of the Israeli navy since its inception.

The museum is named after David HaCohen, one of the leaders of the Jewish Yishuv. It was established by Colonel Yoske Coral and opened to the public in 1969. The museum is run by the Israeli Ministry of Defense. It stands next to the Israeli National Maritime Museum, dedicated to maritime history and archaeology.

Exhibits

Remnants of the INS Dakar, an Israeli submarine that disappeared on its voyage to Israel in 1968 and whose wreckage was located in 1999 after several decades of searches, are on display at the museum. The following vessels are on permanent display:

• INS Mivtach, a decommissioned missile boat
• INS Gal, a retired Gal-class submarine
• INS Af Al Pi Chen, a clandestine immigration ship, built as a Royal Navy Mark 2 Tank Landing Craft in World War II

See also

• List of museums in Israel

External links

Media related to Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum, Haifa at Wikimedia Commons

• Official webpage at Israeli Ministry of Defense