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Originally Posted by T@T
The unsinkable...sank
With 1500 people aboard lost 
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So which one was the worst for loss of life? Google is giving me conflicting results.
Holy crap was it the Wilhelm Gustloff (war time):
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The German KdF flagship, constructed by the Blohm & Voss shipyard, sank after being hit by three torpedoes fired by the Soviet submarine S-13 on 30 January 1945, with the loss of over 9,000 lives – the greatest loss of life in maritime history. Most of those killed were civilians, military personnel, and Nazi officials surrounded by the Red Army in East Prussia
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