[VOA]

“I’ve always believed it went down with the Wilhelm Gustloff when
it sank with 7000 deaths near the end of the war.”

Prompted by your post, I dug a bit.

“HOLY CR-P!”, I’d never heard of this sinking before.
That’s a mind-blower!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KdF_Ship_Wilhelm_Gustloff

http://www.wilhelmgustloff.com/

[packrat35]

Check out Steuben and Goya also. These 3 ships sank killing over 15,000 deaths near the end of the war.