caught fire, developed a 30 degree list to starboard, and sank 20 minutes after being attacked. Of the 2,800 prisoners aboard Thielbek, only 50 survived the attack. Subsequent career In 1949, four years after her sinking, Thielbek was refloated. Human remains found aboard her were buried in the Cap Arcona cemetery at Neustadt in Holstein. She remained in Knöhr and Burchard service until 1961 when she was sold, renamed Magdalene, and registered under the Panamanian flag of convenience. In 1965 she was renamed Old Warrior. She was scrapped in Split, Yugoslavia in 1974. See also List of maritime disasters Notes References External links 1940 ships 1945 in Germany Bay of Lübeck Maritime incidents in May 1945 Merchant ships of West Germany Military scandals Nazi war crimes in Germany Ships sunk by British aircraft Steamships of Germany Steamships of West Germany World War II massacres World War II merchant ships of Germany World War II shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea