Struma
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Struma was a Romanian ship whose tragic 1942 sinking in the Black Sea, while carrying Jewish refugees trying to reach Palestine, became a symbol of the desperate and often doomed attempts to escape the Holocaust.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
refugee ship
ⓘ
ship ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MV Struma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| carried | Jewish refugees ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedo attack ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
memorials in Israel
ⓘ
memorials in Romania ⓘ |
| conditionAtVoyage | poor mechanical condition ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departedFrom | Constanța NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departedFromCountry | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destination | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detainedInPort | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detentionDurationApprox | about 10 weeks ⓘ |
| engineStatusInIstanbul | inoperable ⓘ |
| flagAtTimeOfVoyage | Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major maritime disaster involving Holocaust refugees ⓘ |
| notableSurvivor | David Stoliar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCrewOnBoardApprox | around 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleOnBoardApprox | around 780 ⓘ |
| numberOfRefugeesOnBoardApprox | around 769 ⓘ |
| operatedAs | civilian ship ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalUse | cattle transport ship ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steamship ⓘ |
| refugeesDeniedEntryBy |
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeContext | illegal immigration to Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| sankDuring |
World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Holocaust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankIn | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1942-02-24 ⓘ |
| sinkingYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| stoppedAt | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stoppedAtCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkBy | Soviet submarine Shch-213 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivorsCount | 1 ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
desperate attempts to escape the Holocaust
ⓘ
tragedy of Jewish refugees during World War II ⓘ |
| towedOutDate | 1942-02-23 ⓘ |
| towedOutFrom | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| towedOutTo | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
attempted emigration to Palestine
ⓘ
transporting Jewish refugees ⓘ |
| victimsCountApprox | around 779 ⓘ |
| voyageCharacterization | overcrowded and unsafe ⓘ |
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