▁go ▁by ▁sea ▁to ▁Egypt ▁( under ▁British ▁control ▁at ▁the ▁time ), ▁then ▁to ▁England ▁by ▁air . ▁The ▁British ▁demanded ▁that ▁the ▁Turkish ▁mission ▁should ▁arrive ▁by ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁at ▁the ▁latest ▁in ▁Port ▁Sa id , ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁British ▁con voy ▁going ▁home . ▁ ▁Sh ip ▁The ▁Turkish ▁government ▁char tered ▁the ▁ste amer ▁Ref ah , ▁a ▁cargo ▁ship ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Ber zil ay ▁& ▁Ben j amen ▁Company . ▁She ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁at ▁S under land , ▁England , ▁and ▁sa iled ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Per se ver anza ▁until ▁renamed ▁Ref ah ▁( liter ally : ▁Pro s per ity ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁by ▁the ▁Turkish ▁owner . ▁The ▁ 3 , 8 0 5 - ton ▁vessel ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁with ▁ ▁beam ▁and ▁ ▁dra ug ht , ▁and ▁ ▁maximum ▁speed . ▁The ▁ship ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Ist an bul ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁arrived ▁five ▁days ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁Turkish ▁port ▁of ▁M ers in . ▁ ▁Commander ▁Z ek i ▁I ş ı n , ▁appointed ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁mission , ▁ins pected ▁the ▁ 4 0 - year - old , ▁coal ▁cargo ▁vessel ▁and ▁reported ▁his ▁find ings ▁to ▁the ▁authorities ▁in ▁An k ara : ▁the ▁ship ▁had ▁ins u fficient ▁cab ins , ▁b eds ▁and ▁to ile ts ▁for ▁the ▁estimated ▁