February
9th, 1945
SS
General Von Steuben
Ship
Length: 526 ft. 9in.
Overall
Tonnage: 14,660
Passenger
Capacity: 793 passengers; carrying 4,267 at time of
sinking
Time
took to sink: 7 min.
Death
Toll: 4,000/4,267 passengers were
lost
The
refugee ship General Von Steuben was torpedoed twice by Soviet submarine S-13,
the same submarine that sank the Wilhelm Gustloff (see top of report). The ship
sank in approximately 7 minutes. The ship was carrying refugees, similar to the
Gustloff, and is another of the forgotten disasters of
WWII.
9th, 1945
SS
General Von Steuben
Ship
Length: 526 ft. 9in.
Overall
Tonnage: 14,660
Passenger
Capacity: 793 passengers; carrying 4,267 at time of
sinking
Time
took to sink: 7 min.
Death
Toll: 4,000/4,267 passengers were
lost
The
refugee ship General Von Steuben was torpedoed twice by Soviet submarine S-13,
the same submarine that sank the Wilhelm Gustloff (see top of report). The ship
sank in approximately 7 minutes. The ship was carrying refugees, similar to the
Gustloff, and is another of the forgotten disasters of
WWII.