MV Wilhelm Gustloff

194545 mPassenger ship

LocationBaltic Sea

Year1945

Depth45 m

Size25,484 GRT

TypePassenger ship

About MV Wilhelm Gustloff

The deadliest maritime disaster in history. Torpedoed by a Soviet submarine while evacuating German civilians. Estimated 9,400 died, mostly women and children. Over 6x the death toll of Titanic. Largely unknown outside Germany.

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