MV Wilhelm Gustloff
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MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German civilian ocean liner turned military transport ship, best known for its 1945 sinking in the Baltic Sea, which resulted in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in history.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilhelm Gustloff | 1 |
| sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civilian ship
ⓘ
military transport ship ⓘ ocean liner ⓘ |
| armamentStatusAtSinking | lightly armed ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Soviet submarine S-13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Blohm & Voss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedPassengersOnFinalVoyage |
naval personnel
ⓘ
thousands of refugees ⓘ wounded soldiers ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedo attack ⓘ |
| commanderOfAttackingVessel | Alexander Marinesko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
barracks ship
ⓘ
hospital ship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| crewNationality | German ⓘ |
| departurePortOnFinalVoyage | Gotenhafen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1938 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths | over 9000 ⓘ |
| flag | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
notable example of wartime refugee evacuation tragedy
ⓘ
symbol of civilian suffering in naval warfare ⓘ |
| intendedDestinationOnFinalVoyage | Kiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1937-05-05 ⓘ |
| length | ~208 m ⓘ |
| maritimeDisasterRanking | one of the deadliest ship sinkings in history ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wilhelm Gustloff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Kraft durch Freude
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | German Labour Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfOperation | Operation Hannibal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel engines ⓘ |
| registrationPort | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| removedFromHospitalShipService | 1940 ⓘ |
| sankIn | Baltic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankOffCoastOf | Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankOnDate | 1945-01-30 ⓘ |
| serviceStartOfHospitalShipRole | 1939 ⓘ |
| tonnage | ~25000 GRT ⓘ |
| usedAs | floating barracks in Gotenhafen ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cruise ship service
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ |
| voyagePurposeAtSinking | evacuation of civilians and military personnel ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff