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List of maritime disasters in World War II. This is a list of naval vessels sunk or otherwise severely damaged with loss of life during the Second World War. 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 list of maritime disasters is a link page for maritime disasters by century. For a unified list of peacetime disasters by death toll, see List of accidents and disasters by death toll § Peacetime Maritime.
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 (Gdynia), as the Red Army advanced.
3 Οκτ 2024 · Wilhelm Gustloff, German ocean liner that was sunk by a Soviet submarine on January 30, 1945. An estimated 9,000 passengers were killed in the sinking, making it the greatest maritime disaster in history. Learn more about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff in this article.
12 Αυγ 2020 · How a WWII Disaster—and Cover‑up—Led to a Cancer Treatment Breakthrough. The German attack at Bari, dubbed ‘little Pearl Harbor,’ unknowingly hit an Allied ship full of poisonous mustard ...
26 Νοε 2021 · List of maritime disasters in World War II. A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. This list covers those disasters where 30 or more lives were lost. [why?]
6 Δεκ 2022 · More than 3,800 ships were sunk during World War II across the Pacific, each now holding the potential for catastrophic environmental fallout. Many of these shipwrecks contain a potentially devastating threat: Thousands of tons of oil and an unknown quantity of bombs and chemical weapons.
