Description: Antique Glass Slide Photo SS Muenchen Munchen On Fire New York City February 11, 1930. Measures 3 1/4" x 4". Good condition with no cracks - see detailed photos. SS General von Steuben was a German passenger liner and later an armed transport ship of the German Navy that was sunk in the Baltic Sea during World War II. She was launched in 1923 as München (after the German city, sometimes spelled Muenchen), renamed General von Steuben in 1930 (after the famous German officer of the American Revolutionary War), and renamed Steuben in 1938.During World War II, the ship served as a troop accommodation vessel, and from 1944 as an armed transport. On 10 February 1945, while evacuating German military personnel, wounded soldiers, and civilian refugees during Operation Hannibal, the ship was torpedoed by the Soviet submarine S-13 and sank. An estimated 4,000 people lost their lives in the sinking.On 11 February 1930, after München docked in New York City and discharged passengers and most of her crew from a voyage from Bremen, Germany, a fire broke out in a paint locker on board and quickly spread to another storage hold. The massive fire and explosion resulted in a five-alarm fire and all of the city's fire equipment was sent to the burning ship. The fire could not be controlled and the ship sank next to the wharf where it had docked.In one of the largest shipping salvage efforts of its time, München was raised, towed to a dry dock, repaired, and returned to service.[2] Shortly afterwards, the ship's owner renamed her General von Steuben.
Price: 12.95 USD
Location: Weymouth, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-01T21:00:50.000Z
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Theme: Firefighting & Rescue
