Prinz Eugen (Hipper Class)

Laid down	23rd April 1936
Launched	22nd August 1938
Completed	N/A
Commissioned	1st August 1940
Fate	Sunk as target: 22nd December 1946 at Kawajlein Atoll
Builders	Germaniawerft, Kiel Germany
Complement	1600
Dimensions
Displacement	14271 tons std 18700 tons max
Dimensions	697' 2" x 71' 6"
Draught	23' 6"
Armament
Main guns	8 x 8" (2 x 4)
Secondary guns	12 x 4.1" (6 x 2)
Torpedo tubes	12 x 21" (4 x 3)
Other weapons	12 x 40mm (6 x 2) 8 x 37mm (8 x 1)
Countermeasures	None
Armour	Deck: 0.5" - 2" Belt: 2.75" - 3" C.T.: 2" - 6" Turrets: 2.75" - 4"
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft	3 x Arado Ar196 seaplanes
Flightdeck	None
Hangar	N/A
Catapults	1
Arrestor system	None
Aviation fuel	N/A
Electronics Fit
Radar	2 x FuMo 22 surface search
Sonar	N/A
ECM	None
Other	N/A
Machinery
Engines	12 x La Mont boilers 3 x Brown Boverie steam turbines
Power output	133631shp
Speed	33kts
Shafts	3
Range	5050NM @ 15kts
Fuel	3250 tons oil

Prinz Eugen was damaged by bombs in an air attack in July 1940 while fitting out. During preparations for the Bismarck sortie, she was damaged slightly by a magnetic mine. After the Bismarck was sunk, she had to return to Brest because of engine trouble.

While at Brest, she was damaged by a bomb on 2nd July 1941 causing major damage. She was repaired in time to take part in Operation Cerberus, the famous 'Channel Dash' in February 1942. After this, she was transferred to Norway, but was soon torpedoed by the British submarine Trident on 23rd February 1942. Repairs were completed in October, and she was then used as a training ship in the Baltic until mid-1944. With the Russians advancing, she was then used for shore bombardment supporting the army until she surrendered at Copenhagen in May 1945.

In 1946, she was allocated to America, and was used as a target at the Bikini Atoll atom bomb trials, and later sank due to damaged received in the tests.

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