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MV Wilhelm Gustloff
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Original source: Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), Bild 183-H27992
Author: Sönnke, Hans
Original source: Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), Bild 183-H27992
Author: Sönnke, Hans
The MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German KdF flagship during 1937-1945 constructed by the Blohm & Voss shipyards. It sank after being torpedoed by the Soviet submarine S-13 on 30 January 1945. The ship was named after Wilhelm Gustloff the assassinated German leader of the Swiss Nazi party. It was requisitioned into the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) on 1 September 1939 and served as a hospital ship in 1939 and 1940.
German liner MV Wilhelm Gustloff in January, 1945. She was fleeing
Poland and the collapse of the Eastern Front laden with...1
Actually it was the sinking of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic
in 1945 with an estimated loss of 9400 lives. I apologise for using
the wrong arrangement of words.2
Gustloff, including the cruise ship, the MV Wilhelm Gustloff, which
was torpedoed by a Russian submarine with the greatest loss of life in
any sea disaster.3
MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German passenger ship which served during
the World War II.4
Russians, of the German MV Wilhelm Gustloff, on January 30, 1945 with
the loss of an estimated 9,000 lives.5
Builder of the MV Wilhelm Gustloff is Blohm + Voss.
sub S-13 that sank the MV Wilhelm Gustloff in 1945.6
The MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German KdF flagship during 1937-1945,
constructed by the Blohm & Voss shipyards.7
The MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German KdF passenger ship constructed by
the Blohm and Voss shipyards.8
The MV WILHELM GUSTLOFF was a German KdF
flagship during 1937-1945, constructed by the Blohm & Voss shipyards.9
Ship Name
Lazarettschiff D
MV Wilhelm Gustloff
Wilhelm Gustloff
Ship Decks
8
Ship In Service
No
Ship Tonnage
25484
Status
Ship Fate
--01-30
--09-01
Ship Crew
*417 cruise ship*173 naval
Laying Down
1936-08-01
Owner
Ship Height
keel to masthead
Ship Original Cost
25000000
Ship Acquired
1
15
20
Ship Country
Germany
Ship Flag
50
Ship Launched
5
Ship Yard Number
511
Ship Capacity
1465
Ship Registry
Ship Namesake
Wilhelm Gustloff
Ship Out Of Service
November 1940–January 1945
Yes
Ship Laid Down
1
Ship Status
--11-20
Ship Range
at
Ship Launch
1937-05-05
Ship Identification
Radio ID
Ship Armament
3
8
Builder
Ship Propulsion
2
4
Operator
Ship Class
Ship Notes
Used as floating barracks for the Second Submarine Training Division until the vessel returned to active service ferrying civilians and military personnel as part of Operation Hannibal
Acquirement Date
1938-03-15
Category