[DOC] [TLE] Ruta Sepetys on 'Salt to the Sea', sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff ... [PAR] Feb 4, 2016 ... The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, with its vast loss of life, provides the plot for "
Salt to ... or experience with occupation or war over the past few decades. ... A: 
But in 1945, there was a ship sinking that dwarfed the death toll of the ... such a 
massive loss of life  9,343 people, including 5,000 teenagers and... [DOC] [TLE] List of maritime disasters in World War II - Wikipedia [PAR] 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. ... The wartime sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff in January 
1945 in World War II by a Soviet ..... Of 1,673 people aboard, over 800 were killed
. [DOC] [TLE] 30 January 1945: Worst ever maritime loss  the Wilhelm Gustloff [PAR] The Nazi cruise ship Wilhelm Gustloff, with cabins for 1,465 people was ... On 30 
January she was crammed with over 10,000 people desperate to ... Perhaps as 
many as 5,000 children were on board. .... By a wide margin this makes it the 
largest loss of life resulting from the sinking of a single vessel in maritime history. [DOC] [TLE] Top 10 Catastrophic Shipwrecks - Listverse [PAR] Jul 26, 2008 ... Most people are familiar with the tragic loss of the Titanic and most of ... rolled 
over and sank within 14 minutes, claiming 1012 passengers and .... In January 
1945 the German Navy ship Wilhelm Gustloff, .... This is not really a shipwreck, 
but the greatest loss of life in ...... It's kind of a big deal historically. [DOC] [TLE] Wilhelm Gustloff | German ocean liner | Britannica.com [PAR] May 24, 2016 ... Wilhelm Gustloff, in full Motor Vessel Wilhelm Gustloff, German ocean ... in the 
sinking, making it the greatest maritime disaster in history. The Soviet sinking of 
the MV Wilhelm Gustloff in January 1945, one of .... Despite the high number of 
civilian deaths, allegations that sinking the Gustloff constituted a war... [DOC] [TLE] Ambulances lined up ready to take on wounded soldiers from ... [PAR] Loss of Human Life: 10,000 people were jammed onboard the ship, with a mere 
900 or so ... German Liner Wilhelm Gustloff, 1945 Date of Ship Wreck: 1945. ... 
Wilhelm Gustloff - The Greatest Ship Disaster and Sinking in History. .... baltic sea
, submarines, military personnel, red army, slug, night, cruise ships, travel, 
cruises. [DOC] [TLE] 30 January 1945  nine hours after leaving port, and seventy ... [PAR] Over a thousand were rescued but an estimated 9343 people died, half of them 
children ... the huge ship, the Wilhelm Gustloff, slipped under the waves and sunk
. .... Anniversary of the Biggest Maritime Disaster in History -- The Wilhelm 
Gustloff .... Loss of Human Life: 10,000 people were jammed onboard the ship, 
with a... [DOC] [TLE] Links - Knigsberg, East Prussia [PAR] In The Course of My Life - Renata Reinhart's book about the true brutality of the ... 
account of the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, which now stands the largest 
maritime ... featuring photographs of current Kaliningrad and pre-1945 
Konigsberg. ... hit by three Russian torpedoes, suggesting this was the largest 
loss of life at sea... [DOC] [TLE] Blitzwalkers: The Cap Arcona - A very private tragedy [PAR] Jun 17, 2016 ... One such vessel, the Wilhem Gustloff was sunk by a Soviet submarine ... the 
greatest maritime disaster in history, with deaths estimated at over 9,300, ... In 
1945, she was used as part of Operation Hannibal, the evacuation ... This was 
the same operation that claimed the Wilhelm Gustloff mentioned above. [DOC] [TLE] Sinking and Wreck - The Wilhelm Gustloff Story [PAR] WilhelmGustloff.com has the edition for February 18th, 1945 and we have the 
next days edition ... Others were hurled into the sea, ridden in that won the 
sinking ship and ... The current count for the casualities for the Wilhelm Gustloff 
came from the ... of the Gustloff

Question: Perhaps the greatest loss of life at sea, over 5,000, came in 1945 when this type of vessel sank the Wilhelm Gustloff
Answer: submarine