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Yossele Dror

Yossele Dror was an Israeli naval officer, a founder of Shayetet 13 and the first commander of the Israeli Navy's submarine flotilla.

1925 to 1976Co-founding Shayetet 13Sinking the arms ship LinoFounding the navy's submarine flotilla

Born: 21 January 1925, Poland
Died: 29 June 1976, Italy
Occupation: military personnel
Rank: Sgan Aluf
Wars: 1948 Palestine war, Suez Crisis

Yossele Dror was born in 1925 in Poland

Dror was born Yosef Huber in Poland in 1925. His parents moved to Mexico when he was a baby. In 1930 he came to the Land of Israel with his mother, and the family settled in Bat Yam.

In 1943 he joined the Palmach and then the Palyam, where he escorted immigrant ships. In 1947 he was deported to a camp in Cyprus, where he attached a mine to the British deportation ship Ocean Vigour. He was arrested, escaped the day before his trial and was smuggled back.

In April 1948 he and Benny Kravitz sank the arms ship Lino in Bari, Italy. He later commanded a naval sabotage diver unit and planned the operation against the ship Igris. In 1950 he became deputy commander of the new Shayetet 13 and left the IDF that year.

He returned to the navy in 1956 to found the submarine flotilla and trained in France. In December 1959 he brought the submarine INS Tanin to Haifa. He led the flotilla until 1963, then worked as a captain in the Israeli merchant fleet.

Yossele Dror's life in 9 milestones

1925
Born Yosef Huber in Poland.
1930
Came to the Land of Israel with his mother.
1943
Joined the Palmach.
1947
Mined the British deportation ship Ocean Vigour in Cyprus.
1948
Sank the arms ship Lino in Bari.
1950
Became deputy commander of Shayetet 13.
1959
Brought the submarine INS Tanin to Haifa.
1963
Retired from the navy as a lieutenant colonel.
1976
Died.

Yossele Dror served in Submarine Flotilla and Shayetet 13

Dror served in the Palmach and Palyam, commanded a naval sabotage diver unit and was deputy commander of Shayetet 13. He was the first commander of the submarine flotilla until 1963 and retired as a lieutenant colonel.

Submarine Flotilla Shayetet 13