Soviet hospital ship Armenia
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soviet-hospital-ship-armenia-213-2942324
title:
Soviet hospital ship Armenia
text:
The Soviet hospital ship Armenia was a transport ship operated by the Soviet Union during World War II to carry both wounded soldiers and military cargo. It had originally been built as a passenger ship for operations on the Black Sea. Armenia was sunk on 7 November 1941 by German aircraft while evacuating civilians and wounded soldiers from Crimea. It has been estimated that approximately 5,000 to 7,000 people were killed during the sinking, making it one of the deadliest maritime disasters in
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encyclopedia
description:
Soviet military transport ship (in service from 1928-41)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_hospital_ship_Armenia
date created:
2006-12-05T22:31:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T12:21:23Z
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