Sea Corps of Israel : Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli

Israeli Navy

(Hebrew: חיל הים הישראלי‎, Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli)

(English: Sea Corps of Israel)

Diver Qualification Badge

The origins of the Israeli Navy lay in the founding of the Betar Naval Academy, a Jewish naval training school established in Civitavecchia, Italy, in 1934 by the Revisionist Zionist movement under the direction of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, The Academy trained cadets from all over Europe, Palestine and South Africa and produced some of the future commanders of the Israeli Navy. In September 1937, the training ship Sarah I visited Haifa and Tel Aviv as part of a Mediterranean tour.

INS Gal at the Naval Museum, Haifa In 1938, encouraged by the Jewish Agency, Dr. Shlomo Bardin founded the Marine High School in Bosmat, the Technion's Junior Technical College. 1943 witnessed the founding of the Palyam, the naval branch of the Palmach, whose training was undertaken at the maritime school.

Reference: Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Navy