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
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
Kwajalein Atoll is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island, which its majority English-speaking residents often shorten
German cruiser Prinz Eugen
…the US Navy assigned the cruiser to the Operation Crossroads nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll. Having survived the atomic blasts, Prinz Eugen was towed to Kwajalein Atoll, where she ultimately capsized and sank in December 1946. The wreck remains partially visible above the water approximately two miles northwest of…
Kwajalein island with Bucholz Army Airfield
The most populated island of Kwajalein Atoll, the island city of Ebeye
Northern section of Kwajalein Atoll, with the now joined islands of Roi and Namur
Looking south along Gugeegue's shoreline