Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
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The Admiral Hipper class was a group of five heavy cruisers built by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine beginning in the mid-1930s. The class comprised Admiral Hipper, the lead ship, Blücher, Prinz Eugen, Se
Admiral Hipper
Recognition drawing of the Admiral Hipper class, showing armament and armor arrangement
One of Prinz Eugen's three-bladed screws on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial
One of Prinz Eugen's 10.5 cm twin AA gun mounts
German cruiser Prinz Eugen
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Prinz Eugen was an Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, the third of a class of five vessels. She served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was laid down in April 1936, laun
Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
…of five heavy cruisers built by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine beginning in the mid-1930s. The class comprised Admiral Hipper, the lead ship, Blücher, Prinz Eugen, Seydlitz, and Lützow. Only the first three ships of the class saw action with the German Navy during World War II. Work on Seydlitz stopped when she…
As USS Prinz Eugen, before the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll
Recognition drawing of Prinz Eugen
Prinz Eugen's launch at Kiel, 22 August 1938
Painting of Bismarck (center) and Prinz Eugen (right background) engaging the British at the Battle of the Denmark Strait