SS General von Steuben — historic photograph

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SS General von Steuben

German military transport ship; sank 1945, killing thousands

1923 AG Vulcan Stettin, Germany 14,660 GRT 546.5 ft Shipwreck
14,660GRT
Tonnage
546.5ft
Length
65ft
Beam
15.75knots
Speed
214passengers
Passengers

SS General von Steuben was a German passenger liner and later an armed transport ship of the German Navy that was sunk in the Baltic Sea during World War II. She was launched in 1923 as München (after the German city, sometimes spelled Muenchen), renamed General von Steuben in 1930 (after the famous German officer of the American Revolutionary War), and renamed Steuben in 1938.

During World War II, the ship served as a troop accommodation vessel, and from 1944 as an armed transport. On 10 February 1945, while evacuating German military personnel, wounded soldiers, and civilian refugees during Operation Hannibal, the ship was torpedoed by the Soviet submarine S-13 and sank. An estimated 4,000 people lost their lives in the sinking.

Text: Wikipedia — SS General von Steuben, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tonnage
14,660 GRT, 8,385 NRT (1930 refit)
Length
546.5 ft
Beam
65 ft
Speed
1923: 15.75 knots
Passengers
1926-1930: 494 cabin class, 266 tourist class, 251 third class 1931-1934: 214 cabin class
Builder
AG Vulcan Stettin, Germany
Yard number
669
Launched
25 November 1922
Maiden voyage
21 June 1923
Owner
Norddeutscher Lloyd
Port of registry
Bremen
Propulsion
2 × screws
Fate
Sunk by Soviet submarine S-13, 10 February 1945
  • 1923: München
  • 1930: General von Steuben
  • 1938: Steuben
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