MV Cap Arcona

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:ship
gptkbp:artifacts recovered from the wreck site
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Blohm_&_Voss
gptkbp:capacity 1,500 passengers
approximately 1,500 passengers
gptkbp:card_number multiple decks
gptkbp:casualties approximately 5,000 deaths
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and films
gptkbp:documentary featured in historical documentaries
gptkbp:fate sunk by bombs
sunk by Allied aircraft
gptkbp:final_hours chaotic evacuation
gptkbp:first_flight carrying prisoners of war
from Gdynia to Lübeck
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:gross_tonnage 25,000 GT
gptkbp:historical_event sinking during WWII
gptkbp:historical_records documented in maritime archives
gptkbp:historical_research ongoing studies about the event
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the largest maritime disasters in history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MV Cap Arcona
gptkbp:impact_on_maritime_law led to changes in regulations
gptkbp:investigates conducted post-sinking
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Lübeck
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1927
gptkb:1940
gptkbp:legacy remains a symbol of wartime tragedy
gptkbp:length 235 meters
approximately 235 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Baltic_Sea
discovered in 2000s
near Neustadt in Holstein
gptkbp:memorials commemorations for victims
gptkbp:notable_event carried concentration camp survivors
gptkbp:notable_ships notable ship loss
gptkbp:owner gptkb:HAPAG
gptkbp:passenger_capacity first class
first class, second class, third class
gptkbp:preserved_by partially intact wreck
gptkbp:previous_name Cap Arcona
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbine
gptkbp:related_event sinking of other ships during WWII
gptkbp:route transatlantic
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
transatlantic passenger service
gptkbp:sinking_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship MV Hamburg
MV Cap Polonio
gptkbp:speed 22 knots
popular among wreck divers
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:Baltic_Sea
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
May 3, 1945
air attack
gptkbp:survivors few hundred
formed for remembrance
testimonies of tragedy
gptkbp:type gptkb:ship
gptkbp:used_for evacuating refugees
gptkbp:width 29 meters
approximately 28 meters