The Prinz Eugen was the third and last heavy cruiser commissioned by the Kriegsmarine.  She became famous on her first war mission in May 1941 with the Bismarck.  During this Atlantic sortie, the two German ships sunk the mighty Hood and damaged the Prince of Wales. 

The Prinz Eugen's finest hour came when her shells held back advancing Red Armies, allowing a mass German exodus from the Baltic. With this task, the PRINZ EUGEN performed its longest mission--from 20th August 1944 to 8th April 1945.

The design of the Prinz Eugen was ahead of its time. The propulsion system consisting of three sets of four boilers and three three-stage geared turbines operated at 450°C and 73 bar steam pressure.  The quality of the artillery and of the fire control systems has never been surpassed to date.  The German quality of this ship resulted in her survival of two atomic bombs tests in Bikini Atoll in July 1946. 

The Prinz later capsized on December 22, 1946 because of a leak when being towed to Kwajalein Atoll.

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 This Prinz Eugen  model features:

    49" long x 16.5 tall x 6" wide       $1,900   S & H is $130

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