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Originally Posted by Mush Martin
I was Just reading the thread Crab Walk where they are talking about
the sinking of Wilhelm Gustloff.
Many or assumably most of us are familiar with the worst sinking of the war
But my question is what are the top ten sinkings of the war.
list some nominees and we will put up a poll.
arguments should be supported with info.
So post a blurb on the sinking your nominating.
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Watching History's Myteries on the History Channel about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff. I'd say it definately falls under high contention for one of the top sinkings. I dunno about Dash (or Audacity) but they talk about the S-13 (russian sub) floating amidst the survivors while trying to push the 4th Torp which got stuck halfway out of the tube back in.
He also went on to sink the Steuben, a Hospital Ship with 4300 German Soldiers on her.
the patrol accounting for the greatest loss of life at sea, over 14,000 people
The Sub captain wound up rather scorned as he didn't fit the Communist Ideal of perfection (basically a stereotypical Salty Dog..). He went to prison in 1946 for allowing a friend to take bricks from a construction site.