5. SS Admiral Nakhimov
Originally named SS Berlin and built by the German Weimar Republic in 1925, the SS Admiral Nakhimov would have a long and varied history. It would begin its life as a passenger liner before being converted into a hospital ship during World War II, it would eventually be struck by a mine off Swinemรผnde, and was put in tow for Kiel, before being abandoned.
However, its life wouldn’t end there as it would be refloated and salvaged by the Soviet Union in 1949, renamed Admiral Nakhimov and converted back into a passenger liner. It would serve this purpose for the next 37 years before it would face disaster when it collided with the large bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev in the Tsemes Bay, near the port of Novorossiysk, Russian SFSR on 31 August 1986 claiming the lives of 423 of the 1,234 people on board.
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You left out the Wilhelm Gostloff which was sunk in 1945 by a Soviet Submarine during the closing months of World War Two. The German Passenger Liner was overloaded with German civilians and wounded Soldiers fleeing the oncoming Red Army. The death toll has been estimated between 6000 and 10,000 making it the greatest Maritime disaster.
Excellent point !!
This is not a trajedy but sad. There are many others that really are tragic.
Who came up with this listing of the greatest shipwrecks ?They certainly do not know their history. There was the SS Central America, that sank off the coast of South Carolina in 1857. Not the biggest loss of life but the biggest economic loss ever. It even started a recession shortly there after. It is refereed to as the ship of gold. It sank in a hurricane with300,000,000 in gold and silver at todays prices. Most of the coins,gold and artifacts have been recovered.. Want to know more google SS Central America.