Prinz Eugen
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Admiral Hipper |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 8″ guns |
Sailed with Bismarck and fought in the Denmark Strait, then broke away and reached Brest. Took part in the Channel Dash, lost her stern to a torpedo from HMS Trident off Norway in 1942, and shelled the advancing Red Army along the Baltic coast in 1944–45. Surrendered at Copenhagen, she was handed to the United States, survived two atomic bomb tests at Bikini, and capsized at Kwajalein in December 1946.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 8 × 20.3 cm (8 in) guns
- 12 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33 guns
- 12 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 guns
- 8 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 guns
- 12 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 70 to 80 mm (2.8 to 3.1 in)
- Armor deck: 20 to 50 mm (0.79 to 1.97 in)
- Turret faces: 105 mm (4.1 in)
| Builder | Germaniawerft |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 23 April 1936 |
| Launched | 22 August 1938 |
| Commissioned | 1 August 1940 |
| Displacement | Normal: 16,970 t (16,700 long tons) Full load: 19,050 t (18,750 long tons) |
| Length | 212.5 m (697 ft 2 in) overall |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement | 42 officers 1,340 enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
22 August 1938
24 May 1941
Hit Hood first, starting a fire
11–13 February 1942
23 February 1942
Stern wrecked; about 50 killed
23 October – 24 November 1944
Fired on 20–21 November
10 March – 8 April 1945
Fired more than 2,000 8-inch shells
Fate
Towed to Kwajalein Atoll after Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests; capsized 22 December 1946