The Wilhelm Legacy is the true story of the worst ship disaster in history. Eighty years ago, over 8000 people perished in the sinking of the ‘Wilhelm Gustloff’, making it the worst passenger ship disaster in history, ….….. and yet, very few people know about it. Now, for the first time, a 88 year-old woman describes that last night of the ships’ life as she sailed onboard. She was eight years old, and is one of the 1,252 official survivors of this famous sinking. Her father was a sub commander in the German Navy. This is a true story as only a child can describe it and only as an eye witness to history can tell it. Read the amazing story of how the race for the fastest ship in the world, led to the world’s greatest passenger ship disaster. How it happened, where it happened, and why you, as an American citizen, have probably never heard of it It was January 30th, 1945 when the ship sank, and the cause was widely known, but barely publicized. In Chapter 12, we explain why.