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. Prinz Eugen saw action during Operation Rheinübung, an attempted breakout into the Atlantic Ocean with the battleship Bismarck in May 1941. In February 1942, Prinz Eugen was deployed to Norway, although her time stationed there was curtailed when she was torpedoed by the British submarine Trident days after arriving in Norwegian waters. After the German collapse in May 1945, she was surrendered to the British Royal Navy before being transferred to the US Navy as a war prize. 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 Bucholz Army Airfield, on the edge of Enubuj. One of her screw propellers was salvaged and is on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial in Germany. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Boats & Ships”. The seller is “gerbelv2015″ and is located in this country: LV. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Features: Kit
- MPN: 16000
- Assembly Status: Unassembled Kit
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Spain
- Material: Metal, Wood
- Scale: 1:200
- Model: Occre Santisima Trinidad
- Brand: OcCre
- Unit of Sale: Single Unit
- Theme: Nautical
- Type: Ship Kit