The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen at Boston Harbor 1946
The ship was laid down in 1936. In May of 1941, with her sister ship the Bismarck, sank the mighty HMS Hood. The ship saw extensive service during WW2 and near the end of the war Prinz Eugen was used in assisting with the transport of German soldiers from the bad side of 'ol Mother Russia. Surrendered in May of 1945, the heavy cruiser eventually ended up being manned by a crew of 600 Germans and 88 Americans and sailed to Boston. From there the ship was used in early atomic tests near the Bikini Atol. Read more of about ship and it's naval history, click HERE and HERE.
Bismark's only sister ship was Tirpitz. Prinz Eugen was a cruiser, not a battleship.
ReplyDeleteNot the sister to Bismarck, that would be Tirpitz. She did bear a striking resemblance to Bismarck.
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