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Name: Goya
Builder: Akers Mekanika Verksted shipyard in Oslo
Launched: 1940
Fate: Torpedoed and sunk on 16 April 1945
General characteristics
Tonnage: 5,230 Gross Register Tons
Length: 145 metres (480 ft)
Beam: 17. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Gross Register Tonnage (abbreviated variously as GRT, grt, gr 4 metres (57 ft)
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h/21 mph)

The Goya was a German transport ship, carrying more than 6,000 mostly wounded Wehrmacht troops and civilians who were fleeing the Soviet army, which was sunk by a Soviet submarine in 1945. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Most of the passengers drowned, and the sinking of the Goya was one of the biggest single-incident maritime losses of life of the war.

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History of the ship

The Goya was originally built as a freighter by the Akers Mekanika Verksted shipyard in Oslo in 1940. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ship was 145 m (475. 72 feet) long and 17. 4 m (57. 08 feet) wide, had a capacity of 5,230 GRT, and a top speed of 18 knots. Following the German occupation of Norway, the ship was seized by Germany and used as a troop transport. In the harbour of Memel (Klaipeda), it was used as a target for torpedo testing. Memel is a name mainly used by Germans and both for towns and rivers

Fleeing the Red Army

In 1945, Goya was used as both a refugee ship and Wehrmacht troop transport, moving them from the Eastern Baltic to safety in the west. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. Contrary to popular mythology, the Goya was not a hospital ship while operating during Operation Hannibal. Operation Hannibal was a German Military operation involving the withdrawal of German troops and civilians from East Prussia from mid-January On 16 April 1945, the Goya was sailing from the Hel Peninsula, across the Baltic Sea to western Germany, overloaded with German troops and civilians fleeing from the Red Army, including 200 men of the 25th Panzer Regiment. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Hel Peninsula ( Mierzeja Helska Półwysep Helski Hélskô Sztremlëzna Halbinsel Hela or Putziger Nehrung) is a 35-km-long Sand bar Peninsula The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya A regiment is a Military unit, composed of a variable number of Battalions – commanded by a Colonel. The list of passengers documented 6,100 people on board, but it is possible that hundreds more boarded the ship, using every space available.

Attack

As the convoy passed the Hel peninsula at the exit of the Danziger bay, it was sighted by the Soviet minelayer submarine L-3 which also carried torpedoes. Gdańsk Bay or the Bay of Gdańsk (Zatoka Gdańska Gduńskô Hôwinga Гданьская бухта also known as Danzig Bay (Danziger Bucht is a southeastern Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines Historically this has been carried out by ships submarines and aircraft The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive automobile locomotive or fish torpedo is a self-propelled explosive Projectile weapon launched above or below Even though the Goya was faster than submarines, the convoy was slowed by the engine problems of the Kronenfels which also required a 20 min stop for repairs. At around 23:52, the commander of L-3, Captain Vladimir Konovalov, gave the order to fire. Rear Admiral Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov, Владимир Константинович Коновалов ( December 5, 1911 – November 29,

Within seven minutes of being torpedoed, the Goya, a freighter without the precautions of a passenger ship, sank to a depth of approximately 76 m, with the loss of more than 6,000 people killed outright, either within the ship, or outside by drowning and hypothermia in the icy waters. The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive automobile locomotive or fish torpedo is a self-propelled explosive Projectile weapon launched above or below Hypothermia is a condition in which an organism's temperature drops below that required for normal Metabolism and bodily functions The exact number can probably never be determined. The captain of another Kriegsmarine ship mentioned a figure of 7-8,000 in his report. In total, only 183 passengers were saved from the water by M 256 and M 328, of which 9 died soon after. It is probably the second-worst maritime disaster by number of casualties inflicted on Germans during WWII (after the Wilhelm Gustloff). Ship history The Wilhelm Gustloff was the first purpose-built cruise liner for the Nazi Kraft durch Freude (KdF (" Strength Through Joy "

Soviet Captain Konovalov was awarded the Soviet Union's highest military decoration, the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and later promoted to rear admiral. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 A military decoration is a decoration given to Military personnel or units for Heroism in battle or distinguished service The title Hero of the Soviet Union ( Russian: Герой Советского Союза Geroy Sovyetskovo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet

Discovery of the wreck

On 26 August 2002, the wreck was discovered by Polish Technical diving divers Grzegorz Dominik and Michal Porada, who also salvaged the ship's compass. Technical diving (sometimes referred to a Tec diving) is a form of Scuba diving that exceeds the scope of Recreational diving (although the vast majority

Exactly 58 years after the sinking of the Goya, the wreck was located on 16 April 2003 by an international expedition under the direction of Ulrich Restemeyer with the help of 3D-Sonar scanning. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sonar (which started as an Acronym for sound navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses Sound propagation (usually underwater to navigate The position records of Goya's accompanying ships were found to be incorrect, probably made during a hasty escape. It turned out to be identical with „Wreck No. 88“ in Polish Navy maps. During the rediscovery, another, smaller ship had operated above the wreck, first thought to be fishermen, but when Restemeyer's "Fritz Reuter" came close, the ship, seemingly carrying divers, left.

The wreck lay at a depth of 76 m depth below the Baltic Sea and is in remarkably good condition, covered with nets. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. The engine has been to full speed. Survivors mourned the loss in a wreath laying ceremony.

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History The 27561 gross ton Cap Arcona, named after Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, was Ship history The Wilhelm Gustloff was the first purpose-built cruise liner for the Nazi Kraft durch Freude (KdF (" Strength Through Joy " Prologue Operation Hannibal Along with the Wilhelm Gustloff and many other vessels she was part of the largest evacuation by sea in modern times The List of ships of World War II is an alphabetical list of major Military ships of World War II. The Soviet Hospital ship Armenia was sunk November 7, 1941 by German torpedo-carrying He 111 planes while the ship was evacuating Ships of the class; Iosif Stalin: Was used as a passenger ship before the war Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.
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