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  2. MV Wilhelm Gustloff - Wikipedia

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    MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German military transport ship which was sunk on 30 January 1945 by Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea while evacuating civilians and military personnel from East Prussia and the German-occupied Baltic states, and German military personnel from Gotenhafen , as the Red Army advanced.

  3. List of maritime disasters in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Wilhelm Gustloff – The German militarized KdF flagship sank after being hit by three torpedoes fired by the Soviet submarine S-13 on 30 January in the Baltic. The official death toll is 5,348, but it is estimated that up to 9,343 were killed, making it possibly the worst single-ship loss of life in history and the worst maritime ship disaster ...

  4. List of ships sunk by submarines by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Wilhelm Gustloff: Cruise ship converted into a military transport serving as evacuation ship Germany: 30 January 1945: S-13 Soviet Union: 6,500 [3] Goya: Freighter converted into a troop transport serving as evacuation ship Germany: 16 April 1945: L-3 Soviet Union: 5,620 [4] Junyƍ Maru: Prisoner transport Japan: 18 September 1944: HMS ...

  5. Wilhelm Gustloff - Wikipedia

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    The German cruise ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff was named for Gustloff by the Nazi regime. The ship was sunk by the Soviet submarine S-13 on 30 January 1945 (coincidentally the 50th anniversary of her namesake's birth) in the Baltic Sea while carrying civilian refugees and military personnel fleeing from the advancing Red Army. About 9,400 people ...

  6. Soviet Baltic Sea campaign in 1945 - Wikipedia

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    On 30 January, Soviet submarine S-13 under command of captain Alexander Marinesko torpedoed and sunk the large German liner Wilhelm Gustloff (25484 GRT) employed as transport ship for Operation Hannibal. The ship went down with up 9400 human losses, including both civilians and military personnel. [7]

  7. List of maritime disasters in the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    The wartime sinking of the German Wilhelm Gustloff in January 1945 in World War II by a Soviet Navy submarine, with an estimated loss of about 9,400 people, remains the deadliest isolated maritime disaster ever, excluding such events as the destruction of entire fleets like the 1274 and 1281 storms that are said to have devastated Kublai Khan's ...

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  9. January 1945 - Wikipedia

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    While evacuating German civilians, Nazi officials and military personnel from Gdynia, the German military transport ship Wilhelm Gustloff was torpedoed and sunk by the Soviet submarine S-13. 9,400 people died, making it the largest loss of life in a single ship sinking in history.