MV Wilhelm Gustloff

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MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German military transport ship, sunk on 30 January 1945 by Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea while evacuating civilians and military personnel from East Prussia and the German-occupied Baltic states, and German military personnel from Gotenhafen (Gdynia), as the Red Army advanced. By one estimate, 9,343 people died, making its sinking the deadliest recorded maritime disaster in history.

1938  WikimediaWikidata
Wilhelm Gustloff
length 208.5 metre, draft 7 metre, beam 23.5 metre, speed 15.5 knot, 
hospital ship, armed merchantman, Blohm + VossKriegsmarine


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  • U-649
    1942 Type VIIC submarine
  • U-983
    1943 Type VIIC submarine
  • MV Wilhelm Gustloff
    German military transport ship: built as a cruise ship
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1938 MV Wilhelm Gustloff
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torpedo attack
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keel laying
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ship launching
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Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0663, Oslo, Polizeiorchester auf Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0663, Oslo, Polizeiorchester auf "Wilhelm Gustloff"
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L12212, Lazarettschiff Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L12212, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff"
Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0664, Oslo, Polizeiorchester auf Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0664, Oslo, Polizeiorchester auf "Wilhelm Gustloff"
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L12214, Lazarettschiff Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L12214, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff"
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Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L12211, Lazarettschiff Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L12211, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff"
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L05762, Lazarettschiff Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L05762, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff"
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L05763, Lazarettschiff Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L05763, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff"
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L12208, Lazarettschiff Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L12208, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff"
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    objectwatercraftU-649Type VIIC submarine, U-boatWikidata
    objectwatercraftU-983U-boat, Type VIIC submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraft1938MV Wilhelm Gustloffarmed merchantman, hospital shipWikidata
    commonsimageBundesarchiv Bild 121-0663, Oslo, Polizeiorchester auf "Wilhelm Gustloff" Commons
    commonsimageBundesarchiv Bild 183-L12212, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff" Commons
    commonsimageBundesarchiv Bild 121-0664, Oslo, Polizeiorchester auf "Wilhelm Gustloff" Commons
    commonsimageBundesarchiv Bild 183-L12214, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff" Commons
    commonsimageBundesarchiv Bild 121-0665, Oslo, "Wilhelm Gustloff" Commons
    commonsimageBundesarchiv Bild 183-L12211, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff" Commons
    commonsimageBundesarchiv Bild 183-L05762, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff" Commons
    commonsimageBundesarchiv Bild 183-L05763, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff" Commons
    commonsimageBundesarchiv Bild 183-L12208, Lazarettschiff "Wilhelm Gustloff" Commons
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