SS Cap Arcona
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SS Cap Arcona was a German luxury ocean liner later used by the Nazis as a transport ship during World War II, most infamously when it was sunk in 1945 with thousands of concentration camp prisoners aboard.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German ship
ⓘ
World War II shipwreck ⓘ ocean liner ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
RAF Typhoon fighter-bombers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 25.5 m ⓘ |
| builtFor | transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| builtIn | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
concentration camp prisoners
ⓘ
prisoners from Neuengamme concentration camp ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction | air attack ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1927-10-29 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1927 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths |
between 4000 and 7000
ⓘ
over 4000 ⓘ |
| event | Operation Hannibal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by air attack in 1945 ⓘ |
| flagAtTimeOfSinking | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the largest maritime losses of life in World War II ⓘ |
| homePort | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1927-05-14 ⓘ |
| length |
206 m
ⓘ
676 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 20 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cabo Arcona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Arkona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | sinking with thousands of concentration camp prisoners aboard ⓘ |
| operator |
Hamburg South America Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
three propellers ⓘ |
| registrationPort | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleDuringWorldWarII |
accommodation ship
ⓘ
concentration camp prisoner transport ⓘ evacuation transport ⓘ naval barracks ship ⓘ |
| serviceRoute | Germany–South America route ⓘ |
| shipType |
luxury liner
ⓘ
three-funnel liner ⓘ |
| shipyard | Blohm & Voss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Bay of Lübeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkNear | Neustadt in Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 1945-05-03 ⓘ |
| survivors | several hundred ⓘ |
| tonnage | 27561 GRT ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kriegsmarine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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