SS General von Steuben
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SS General von Steuben was a German passenger liner later used as a military transport ship during World War II, best known for being sunk in the Baltic Sea in 1945 with heavy loss of life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS General von Steuben canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German ship
ⓘ
military transport ship ⓘ ocean liner ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedoed by Soviet submarine ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1945-02-10 ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| flag | German flag ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | off the coast of Pomerania in the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy loss of life when sunk in 1945
ⓘ
one of the worst maritime disasters in history ⓘ |
| operator | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German evacuation of refugees from East Prussia ⓘ |
| passengersOnFinalVoyage | thousands of people ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | Baltic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
civilian evacuation ship
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | World War II era ⓘ |
| shipType |
passenger liner
ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
Soviet Navy
NERFINISHED
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Soviet submarine S-13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Baltic Sea during World War II ⓘ |
| usedAs | hospital transport in late World War II ⓘ |
| usedBy | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victims | mostly wounded soldiers and civilians ⓘ |
| yearOfSinking | 1945 ⓘ |
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