MV Goya
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MV Goya was a German transport ship sunk in 1945 while evacuating civilians and military personnel from the Eastern Front, resulting in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in history.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German ship
ⓘ
cargo ship ⓘ transport ship ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfPeopleOnBoard |
between 6,000 and 7,000
ⓘ
over 6,000 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Soviet–German hostilities in final phase of World War II ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Soviet submarine L-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Norwegian shipyard ⓘ |
| builtIn | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
German civilians
ⓘ
German military personnel ⓘ refugees from Eastern Front ⓘ wounded soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathToll |
one of the highest in maritime history
ⓘ
over 6,000 ⓘ |
| event | Evacuation from the Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by torpedoes ⓘ |
| flag | German flag during World War II ⓘ |
| laterUse | military transport ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
off the coast of Norway ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the deadliest maritime disasters in history ⓘ |
| operator | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalUse | cargo vessel ⓘ |
| partOf | German evacuation of East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | evacuation transport ⓘ |
| route | Gotenhafen–Kiel evacuation route ⓘ |
| sinkingCause | torpedo attack ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 16 April 1945 ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Operation Hannibal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| survivors | fewer than 200 ⓘ |
| theatre | Baltic Sea evacuations ⓘ |
| typeOfDisaster | maritime disaster ⓘ |
| usedBy | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victims |
civilians
ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ refugees ⓘ |
| wreckDiscovery | located in the Baltic Sea in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| wreckStatus | war grave ⓘ |
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