MV Wilhelm Gustloff 1937
NAZI-SYMBOLS ARE FOR HISTORICAL ACCURACY ONLY!
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Jayden_125 - Emotional Support
CronosDarth - Beautiful Renders
Drash - Cutaway Render (coming soon)
Casu - Hull adjustments
Rilhon - Help making all the cabins and interiors
Duck & MK - "special" room under the stairs (yes, I kept it for y'all)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Germany | |
| Name | Wilhelm Gustloff |
| Namesake | Wilhelm Gustloff |
| Owner | German Labour Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront) |
| Operator | Hamburg Süd |
| Port of registry | Hamburg, Germany |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss |
| Cost | 25 million ℛ︁ℳ︁ |
| Yard number | 511 |
| Laid down | 1 August 1936 |
| Launched | 5 May 1937 |
| Completed | 15 March 1938 |
| Maiden voyage | 24 March 1938 |
| In service | 1938–1939 |
| Out of service | 1 September 1939 |
| Identification | Radio ID (DJVZ) |
| Fate | Requisitioned into the Kriegsmarine on 1 September 1939 |
| Germany | |
| Name | Lazarettschiff D (Hospital Ship D) |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine (German navy) |
| Acquired | 1 September 1939 |
| In service | 1939–1940 |
| Out of service | 20 November 1940 |
| Notes | Converted to floating barracks beginning 20 November 1940, including repainting from hospital ship colours to standard navy grey |
| Germany | |
| Name | Wilhelm Gustloff |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine |
| Acquired | 20 November 1940 |
| In service | 1940–1945 |
| Out of service | 30 January 1945 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 30 January 1945 by Soviet submarine S-13 |
| Notes | Used as floating barracks for the Second Submarine Training Division until the vessel returned to active service ferrying civilians and military personnel as part of Operation Hannibal |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 25,484 GRT |
| Length | 208.5 m (684 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 23.59 m (77 ft 5 in) |
| Height | 56 m (183 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Decks | 5 |
| Installed power | 9,500 hp (7,100 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15.5 kn (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
| Range | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,465 passengers (as designed) in 489 cabins |
| Crew |
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| Armament |
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MV Wilhelm Gustloff 1937 Screenshots
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