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Prinz Eugen

Schwerer Kreuzer 1940-1946  Admiral Hipper  Class

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Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen, Spring 1941

Named after Prinz Eugen von Savoyen-Carignan (1663-1736) who was victorious in various battles against Turkey, France and Spain.


Contruction Data

Laid down:     Germaniawerft Kiel, 23.04.1936 (Slipway 2)
Launched:     22.08.1938
Commissioned:     01.08.1940
Fate:     sunk summer 1946 (Kwajalein-Atoll)
Costs:     104,5 Mio Reichsmark

Commanders

KptzS Hellmuth Brinkmann:     01.08.1940 - 31.07.1942
FKpt Neubauer:     25.06.1942 - 30.06.1942
KKpt Beck:     01.07.1942 - 08.10.1942
KptzS Hans-Erich Voß:     09.10.1942 - 28.02.1943
KptzS Werner Ehrhardt:     29.02.1943 - 05.01.1944
KptzS Hans-Jürgen Reinicke:     06.01.1944 - 07.05.1945
Capt. A.H. Graubart (USN):     1945 - 1946

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  Thanks to:  L. Bashkirov  A. Berg  B. Biechowski  A. Kyd-Rebenburg  S. Bekirow  L. R. Baker