The sinking of mv wilhelm gustloff by the soviet submarine s resulted in the greatest maritime disaster in history with the largest loss of life at sea. At 55 degrees 07 minutes north, 17 degrees 41 minutes east lies the broken and dead body of a once proud and majestic ship. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the axis nations and related topics hosted by the axis history factbook in cooperation with christian ankerstjernes panzerworld and christoph awenders ww2 day by day. Forty years ago on november the edmund fitzgerald sank during a storm on lake superior. His depiction of social misfits, which was influenced by his personal experience, resonated with readers at the turn of the 21st century as much as it did. The wilhelm gustloff sinks in just 45 minutes coincidentally, on the birthday of its namesake, wilhelm gustloff january 30. This addon is exclusively modified for usage with vehicle simulator. Media in category wilhelm gustloff ship, 1938 the following 27 files are in this category, out of 27 total.
Virtual sailor 7 does not include a tutorial to teach you how to sail, so aspiring seamen should consult an outside source. Sep 16, 2000 yes the wilhelm gustloff, the steuben, the goya has all many thousand of fugitives on board. The sinking of the edmund fitzgerald in vehicle simulator. Codenamed hannibal, the wilhelm gustloffs sailing was part of a larger operation to evacuate german refugees from gdynia to germany itself in the face of the approaching soviet offensive. More than 1500 people died in this worst peacetime maritime disaster. As others have said, the wilhelm gustloff was a vessel under military command, not marked as a hospital ship, had military personnel on board, and was technically armed. How to download carpathia for virtual sailor files to my device. Virtual sailor sinking of hmhs britannic youtube rms titanic, olympics, sailor. Wilhelm gustloff as lazarettschiffe d on the bitter cold night of january 30th, 1945, the former kdf cruise liner wilhelm gustloff, at the time serving as a barracks ship for the kriegsmarine, left from the baltic port of gotenhafen and set sail for the relative safety of the west, away from the advance of soviet forces that were converging on the region. At 56,551 gross register tons, she was the largest ship in the world until completion of ss normandie in 1935.
German ships arrive quickly and pluck about survivors from the frigid waters as the cold claims the lives of all the rest. Virtual sailor ocean liner and cruise ship youtube. Both well written and researched, the book provides a dramatic account of. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff video dailymotion. Navy 3d models ready to view, buy, and download for free. Click download file button or copy carpathia for virtual sailor url which shown in textarea when you clicked file title, and paste it into your browsers address bar.
While not a secret, the incident did not receive nearly as much attention over the years as it would have had it not occurred during the last stages of a bitter war. Rms majestic was a white star ocean liner working on the north atlantic run, originally launched in 1914 as the hamburg america line liner ss bismarck. This addon was recently discovered using the wayback machine on the original virtual sailor library before its url was relocated. Wilhelm zahn 29 july 1910 14 november 1976 was a german kriegsmarine officer during the second world war.
An estimated 9,000 passengers were killed in the sinking, making it the greatest maritime disaster in history. Yes the german titanic movie from 1943 has the cap arcona as background. The official forums for virtual sailor, micro flight, and vehicle simulator. On january 30th, 1945 the german liner mv wilhelm gustloff sank in the baltic sea and became the worst maritime disaster in the history of the world. Virtual sailor 7 new amsterdam sinking youtube bateau. One of the most notorious events of world war ii was the sinking of the mv wilhelm gustloff. Rms titanic for virtual sailor 7 where gold version 2. Lusitania for virtual sailor 7 a work in progress vido1 is the best way of watch share upload download videos. We provide the best quality videos for download and watching. The world war ii sinking of the wilhelm gustloff, is an example of what nonfiction writing should be. Music and audio multimedia pc tools internet programming graphics games card games misc. This is a recreation of the german ship wilhelm gustloff which sank on january 30th. Feb 18, 2016 the biggest maritime disaster in history was not titanic but a ship called wilhelm gustloff that sank and killed 9,343 people. Most of the objects in the game can be directly clicked in addition to using the keyboard commands.
Dec 12, 2019 mv wilhelm gustloff was a german ship which was sank by a soviet submarine. Welcome to red star line steamship companys addon site. Yes the wilhelm gustloff, the steuben, the goya has all many thousand of fugitives on board. Sinking of mv wilhelm gustloff the deadliest maritime disaster. Hans fallada, german novelist who was one of the most prominent exponents of the realistic style known as neue sachlichkeit new objectivity. Ms wilhelm gustloff, 9,000 lives lost in 1945 with a death toll six times greater than the titanic, new light has been shed on ms wilhelm gustloff, as a result a tv series that aired on germany. You can see the latest music videos, movies, tv shows, funny, extreme videos on our featured content. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff national vanguard. My playlist of ship scenes, ship disasters and anything regarding shipsd. New titanic created by grainha29 and titanicman2 create and design room next version where sale model versions only price model build total model titanic like ship where get game where titanic model build when titanic sinking model and video play model download link game ttianic scene. Should sinking the wilhelm gustloff ship be counted as an. Nov 28, 2009 january 30th 1945 the wilhelm gustloff sink after hit by three torpedoes of russia and sank in 45 minutes game. Jan 28, 2016 virtual sailor ocean liner and cruise ship youtube. Model shipwrights ms wilhelm gustloff by peter fulgoney.
Wilhelm gustloff by alex beaut download the model you can with the official website of alex beauty line. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of nuclear blast. The tragedy of wilhelm gustloff virtual sailor 7 youtube. Virtual sailor 7 can automatically adjust your sails for maximum speed, or you can adjust all of the rigging yourself. If you like what we do, if you like subsim and access to thousands of sub game down loads, please consider pitching in and helping us keep it free and online.
Wilhelm gustloff encyclopedia titanica message board. The mv wilhelm gustloff now lies off the northern coast of poland, 450 metres at the bottom of the baltic sea. The tragedy of wilhelm gustloff s sinking has been captured and will forever be remembered thanks to the gifted work of cathryn prince. Herald of free enterprise herald of free enterprise capsized and sank on 6 march 1987 due to taking on water just minutes after leaving the harbour at zeebrugge in belgium. Sep 16, 2000 the wilhelm gustloff will be the subject of an almost twohour long tv show on friday march 19th, on french tv channel is france 3. By submitting material to any public area of the system, user automatically grants, or warrants that the owner of such material has expressly granted the qs library the royaltyfree, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and distribute such material in whole or in part. Princes death in the baltic is an account of the worst maritime disaster in history, the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff in january 1945. Britannic based on 2002 theory sinking youtube voir plus. Wilhelm gustloff the greatest maritime disaster in history. Copy the version you want into the virtual sailor boats folder.
Sinking simulator wilhelm gustloff youtube voir plus. The ship had been in harbour for five years serving various functions but now the time had come to leave. Hmhs britannic virtual sailor models file catalog great. Every effort is made to ensure your safety but use these files at your own risk. The cap arcona lies at this time in gotenhafen where also lie the gustloff at this time as a trainingship. One is the military version the other one is the peacetime version. Sceneries and vessels models of this page has been created by master andres merino for ilans papini virtual sailor sailing simulator. If file is multipart dont forget to check all parts before downloading.
It was sunk in the baltic sea on the night of january 30, 1945, by a soviet submarine. January 30th 1945 the wilhelm gustloff sink after hit by three torpedoes of russia and sank in 45 minutes game. Mv wilhelm gustloff german refugee ship sunk in 1945. Antonia graza sinks in sinking simulator youtube sink in, sink. The accident is termed as the deadliest maritime disaster in the maritime history. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff caused the deaths of more than 9. Wilhelm gustloff, german ocean liner that was sunk by a soviet submarine on january 30, 1945. Wilhelm gustloff 30 january 1895 4 february 1936 was the founder of the swiss nsdapao the nazi party organisation for german citizens abroad at davos. January 30th 1945 the wilhelm gustloff sink after hit by three. If anyone is familiar with my berlin, in the case of the gustloff is also two versions of the s. Some may not be aware of a few cases named as accident since they are the accidents at sea and take place in the list, though not ordinary events of incidents. The wilhelm gustloff was the largest shipwreck in history, but little is known about the catastrophe seven decades on.
Oct 28, 2012 the sinking of wilhelm gustloff with 9400 deads. The wilhelm gustloff, like the titanic, was a big passenger liner and was reasonably new and luxurious. Part of the weekly show called thalassa, which focuses on anything maritime and sea related. The worlds largest online museum on the wilhelm gustloff and robert ley. Wilhelm gustloff in virtual sailor and vehicle simulator wip. Sinking simulator wilhelm gustloff youtube shipwreck, boats, nautical, cruise, ships. The ferry schwerin was built in 1926 for the route warnemundegermany gedserdenmark. Learn more about the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff in this article.
The former pleasure cruiser was being used to evacuate german refugees from the soviet onslaught on the eastern front. Mv wilhelm gustloff was a german armed military transport ship which was sunk on 30 january 1945 by soviet submarine s in the baltic sea while evacuating german civilian refugees from east prussia, lithuania, latvia, poland and estonia and military personnel from gotenhafen as the red army advanced. The true death toll is unlikely to ever be known but what is certain is that the sinking of the german ship wilhelm gustloff was the worst maritime disaster in history. The edmund fitzgerald is shown on the detroit river. If anyone is familiar with my berlin, in the case of the gustloff is. Wilhelm gustloff by alex beaut official vk group alex beaut. Download carpathia for virtual sailor files tradownload.