Mordechai Limon

Mordechai Limon (; January 3, 1924 – May 15, 2009) was the fourth commander of the Israeli Navy, serving from December 14, 1950, until July 1, 1954.

Limon was born in Baranavichy, then in Poland, and moved to Mandatory Palestine with his family in 1932. He grew up in Tel Aviv and joined the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement.

During World War II, Limon joined the Palmach before enlisting in the British Merchant Navy. He served on ships participating in the Arctic convoys as well as in the Pacific and Far East. After the war, Limon captained three vessel transporting Jews that wanted to emigrate from Europe to Mandatory Palestine from France as part of Aliyah Bet. His daughter, Nili Limon (born 1951), is married to Nathaniel Robert de Rothschild, son of Élie de Rothschild.