An estimated 7,000 people were killed, 2,000 of whom are believed to have been unregistered passengers, making it the worst maritime disaster in Soviet history. She was evacuating refugees, wounded military personnel, and staff from several of Crimea's hospitals. Īrmenia – A hospital ship sunk on 7 November by German torpedo-carrying Heinkel He 111 aircraft. more (2,477 survived and 1,738 known dead 6,000 people are known to have boarded, but many boarded later, and a total of up to 9,500 has been proposed). HMT Lancastria – The worst single disaster in British maritime history sunk by German aircraft in June, with at least 6,000 deaths, but most likely up to 7,000, making it one of the worst maritime disasters in history. An estimated 6,000–7,000 civilians and German troops died, 183 were rescued. Goya – The German Navy transport ship was torpedoed and sunk by the Soviet submarine L-3 on 16 April. It is estimated that between 6 survivors were rescued. Most of those killed were German civilians, military personnel, and Nazi officials being evacuated from East Prussia. 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 worst maritime ship disaster of WWII and in history. 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. This transport-related list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items.
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