The Exodus 1947 (in Hebrew Yetzi'at Eiropa Tashaz, i.e. Exodus Europa 5707, where 5707 is the year that goes from the autumn of 1946 to the ; autumn 1947 according to the Jewish calendar) was a ship, also known as President Warfield, which in 1947 was commissioned to transport Jews in great secrecy who were leaving illegally from Europe to reach the biblical Land of Israel, then under the control British with the ancient Roman name of Palestine.

On November 9, 1946, the ship was purchased for $40,000 by the Potomac Shipwrecking Co. of Washington D.C., on behalf of the Haganah, to be used for Aliyah Bet. emigration to British Palestine.
In January 1947 modifications were made to the ship so that it could accommodate a larger number of refugees. On February 24, 1947, the boat, flying the Honduran flag, left the ship. the port of Baltimore to reach Europe, but, the following day, she came across her in a severe storm and she had to be towed back to the port of Norfolk, England. Here British intelligence discovered what was going on. the existence of the President Warfield and the use that the Jews wanted to make of it. The British therefore began to put pressure on the Honduran government to withdraw the boat but, before anything could be done, the ship was repaired and resumed its journey to Europe despite the monitoring of the British secret services .
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During the journey the ship was always under the control of several British destroyers, led by the cruiser HMS Ajax. Knowing they were under control, the passengers prepared for an eventual British blockade, training for resistance, armed with cans, bottles and potatoes. During the voyage, some pregnant women were forced to give birth on the ship. One of them, Paula Abramowitz, died; during childbirth due to the Spartan conditions in which they were forced to live.
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Meanwhile, the British had studied the structure of the ship so much; to better plan an assault. The Americans aboard the Exodus, seeing the approaching British ships, began chanting “The Yanks Are Coming” and, later, Pomp and Circumstance to taunt and mock the enemy fleet. At 2 a.m. on July 18, the British contacted Exodus to try to persuade the captain to abort the voyage to Palestine. The request was ignored and the ship was consequently attacked and rammed in the bow. In an hour and a half there were about twenty attempts to approach, which resulted in several injuries and three deaths: a British soldier, and two passengers of the Exodus.

The battle lasted for a long time. about four hours: the migrants tried to defend themselves with everything; what they had available, such as life preservers and metal hoses, and spraying the ship's fuel on soldiers who tried to board, but when the British began to use firearms, Captain Harel decided to surrender to avoid further casualties .

Migrants were taken prisoner and sent to concentration camps in Cyprus; later the British government decided to bring them back to France. The Exodus was abandoned for the next five years. Her in 1952 she caught fire, only to be dismantled in 1963.