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 MV Monte Cervantes, circa 1928
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| History | |
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 Germany | |
| Name | Monte Cervantes |
| Owner | Hamburg South American Line, now Hamburg Süd |
| Port of registry | Hamburg |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Launched | 25 August 1927 |
| Maiden voyage | 3 January 1928 |
| Fate | Sank 23 January 1930 near Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Monte class ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 13,913 GRT |
| Displacement | 20,000 tons |
| Length | 152.50 m (500 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 20.00 m (65 ft 7 in) |
| Draft | 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | 6,800 HP |
| Propulsion | Twin screw propellers |
| Speed | 14.5 kn (26.85 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 325 |
MV Monte Cervantes was a 500 ft (150 m) German passenger liner that sailed the South American route from Buenos Aires to Puerto Madryn (Chubut) to Punta Arenas to Ushuaia and return to Buenos Aires. The ship sailed under German registration and belonged to the South American Hamburg Company. After only two years of service she sank at the beginning of 1930 near Tierra del Fuego. The ship became known as "The Titanic of the South."
On 22 January 1930, Monte Cervantes departed Ushuaia and within 30 minutes struck some submerged rocks in the Pan de Indio. The ship could not be dislodged and began to sink. The lifeboats were lowered and 1,200 passengers and 350 crew were removed from the ship. Monte Cervantes sank 24 hours later, and while all the passengers and crew were able to leave the ship before she sank, her captain was killed. The remainder of the crew and all of the passengers were saved.