SS General von Steuben

The SS General von Steuben (formerly called the München (after Munich), but renamed in 1938) was a German passenger ship which was used as a hospital ship in World War II.

The 14,600-ton liner set sail from Pillau[?] in the bay of Danzig on February 10, 1945, her destination being Swinemünde. On board were 2,000 wounded soldiers, 320 nurses and 30 doctors as well as over 1,000 refugees. Just after midnight, torpedoes from the Russian submarine S 13 hit the Steuben. She sank in about seven minutes. In those seven minutes about 3,000 persons died, with 300 picked up by escorting ships.