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.

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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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