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Prinz Eugen
rather enjoyable afternoon on HMS Belfast this afternoon, which incredibly I'd never visited before... anyhow it said something in one of the display things about the Prinz Eugen surviving the war but then being used as a 'target' in a nuclear bomb test???
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Yes, one of the Bikini Atoll test I think. It and a number of other hulks. You can see them all anchored in position as the blast goes off in some of the old footage. It was to test the effect of blast and shock/tidal wave at sea on surface vessels, same as they built all those dinky houses you see being blown down in the Nevada land tests. As far as I remember, even this didnt sink her, she ended up turned turtle but still afloat?
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Actually, she took two blasts and was still afloat.
The first one, test Able of "Operation Crossroads", did only light damage to the side facing the blast. The second blast, test Baker, managed to inflict some damage below the waterline.
After these tests she was towed away and left to rest. She developed a list but it still took her six days to sink.
The first one, test Able of "Operation Crossroads", did only light damage to the side facing the blast. The second blast, test Baker, managed to inflict some damage below the waterline.
After these tests she was towed away and left to rest. She developed a list but it still took her six days to sink.
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Hello Gentlemen!
Here's an interesting article which goes into detail about the "Prinz Eugen" and the damage the ship recieved during "Operation Crossroads".
The photo of the "Prinz Eugen" at Bikini Lagoon is from the same website...
http://www.warship.org/no31990.htm
The "Prinz Eugen" in position on 14 June 1946
http://www.warship.org
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Krollspell
Here's an interesting article which goes into detail about the "Prinz Eugen" and the damage the ship recieved during "Operation Crossroads".
The photo of the "Prinz Eugen" at Bikini Lagoon is from the same website...
http://www.warship.org/no31990.htm
The "Prinz Eugen" in position on 14 June 1946
http://www.warship.org
Regards,
Krollspell
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thanks gents, interesting stuff - hmm I trust that propeller monument isn't gently glowing in the dark as we speak! Bit of a sorry fate, but I guess (minus the nuclear bit), that's the way it often goes... great ships don't 'keep' as a rule.
on a related note, the fate of the Scharnhorst was rather sobering reading - not a high survival rate! Wonder if any of those guys are still about??
on a related note, the fate of the Scharnhorst was rather sobering reading - not a high survival rate! Wonder if any of those guys are still about??
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USS Prinz Eugen (she got renamed after the defeat of Germany) was sunk at the Kwajalein atoll. The size is about 200 meters or 650 feet at google earth. The size of the Prinz Eugen was 212 meters or about 700 feet. And since the Prinz Eugen don't rest on a flat bottom, the lengt of the ship is longer than it seems from a satellite photo.
The width of the ship is about 22 meters, the width of Prinz Eugen was 21,8 meters
The width of the ship is about 22 meters, the width of Prinz Eugen was 21,8 meters
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Hello again macbue!
Keep up the good work!
Mr. Krollspell
Well, if the Google Earth programme gives the above stated measures, then it's seems to be a pretty accurate assumption that the sunken ship actually is the "Prinz Eugen". Good measuring and conclusions my dear student!The size is about 200 meters or 650 feet at google earth. The size of the Prinz Eugen was 212 meters or about 700 feet. And since the Prinz Eugen don't rest on a flat bottom, the lengt of the ship is longer than it seems from a satellite photo.
The width of the ship is about 22 meters, the width of Prinz Eugen was 21,8 meters
Keep up the good work!
Mr. Krollspell
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Re: Prinz Eugen
you all going to hate me, she and Bismarck were and as far as i go still are Brother/sister.
NIKKI
NIKKI
The mighty beast is wounded, a Swordfish torpedoed the steering gear, with rudder's jammed..is his Achilles Heel with... K.G.5 and Rodney closing in for the kill". From "You Must Sink The Bismarck" on youtube..