Heavy Cruisers: Prinz Eugen

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The Kriegsmarine's "lucky ship", damaged at various times but she was 1 of 2 large German warships to survive WW2. She sailed with BISMARCK, but survived by escaping to Brest. She made the Channel Dash with SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU; the only one of the 3 not mined. While she lost her stern attempting to go north to Norway, she did survive to be repaired.

Returning, IIRC, from a NGFS mission in the Baltic she rammed the almost immobile LIEPZIG in thick fog. Despite severe damage to her bow, she was repaired in record time. She ended the war in Copenhagen. The USN took her and she ultimately sank from A-bomb tests in the Pacific. The capsized hulk lays in shallow waters however. DFO
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Shots from aboard the EUGEN............. :) BTW, the 2-8" rifles in A turret were removed for testing by the USN postwar. DFO
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designeraccd wrote: Mon Oct 08, 2018 8:06 pm The Kriegsmarine's "lucky ship", damaged at various times but she was 1 of 2 large German warships to survive WW2. She sailed with BISMARCK, but survived by escaping to Brest. She made the Channel Dash with SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU; the only one of the 3 not mined. While she lost her stern attempting to go north to Norway, she did survive to be repaired.

Returning, IIRC, from a NGFS mission in the Baltic she rammed the almost immobile LIEPZIG in thick fog. Despite severe damage to her bow, she was repaired in record time. She ended the war in Copenhagen. The USN took her and she ultimately sank from A-bomb tests in the Pacific. The capsized hulk lays in shallow waters however. DFO
Interesting Tow configuration in Pic 3 :?:
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Tugs were pulling her away from the alongside repair ship. She muddled back to Germany bow first. Steering of the temporary rudders was done by muscle power!! :o DFO
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Thanks for the update Dennis , that must have been some effort to steer that brute .
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U.S.N.divers from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) completed removal of fuel oil from the capsized World War II German Cruiser, Prinz Eugen,at Enubuj Island on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, October 15th 2018..
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Some misc. shots of her...above water!! :) DFO
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I'm confused Dennis , why is she showing an American flag on her bow staff in 2nd picture please :?:
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Yes I think Dennis showed us an Ariel shot of this a few days ago Brian . :)
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At the time-post war-she was the USS PRINZ EUGEN!!! :)

Below she was in the Canal Zone on her way, ultimately, to the A bomb tests in the Pacific. Note A turret. DFO
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