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Today I will mention some historical facts of the Second World War that could be interesting: Today's topic is something simple ...
The Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen
Prinz Eugen in the center, behind, seems be the Admiral Scheer
The Prinz Eugen was a heavy cruiser of the class Admiral Hipper that served in the Kriegsmarine, placed in the stands in 1936 and then launched in 1938 the Prinz Eugen started his career in the Atlantic Ocean in 1940, his/her name, is due to the prince Eugene of Savoy, successful Austrian general of the XVIII century.
But...
Why this ship is so special?
Well, it was one of the few ships, I do not know if being the only one that was in an operation next to the best known battleship of the Atlantic, the Bismarck:
In 1941, the "Operation Rheinübung" was developed, which was to sink the British merchant ships of the Atlantic, however, on May 24, 1941 was presented a battle called the "Battle of the Denmark Strait"
Battle Map
Place of the battle
As result, the HMS Hood was sunk and the Prince of Wales very damaged (which started the British search to sink the Bismarck ... and they succeeded)
Even though the Bismarck was then ambushed and sank, the Prinz Eugen left the course and went to the port of Brest (Captured during Operation "Fall Gelb" ) due to mechanical damage.
The following year, I was part of the "Operation Cerberus" which consisted in crossing the entire English Channel to get to Germany.
Better explained
Then it was sent to Norway until it was torpedoed by the british submarine "Trident" causing damage in the stern and being repaired in Germany, during the rest of the war served as a training boat for cadets and was even support of Artillery in Eastern Front.
By the end of the war, the Prinz was handed over to the British Navy and then transferred to the US Navy, changing the name to USS Prinz Eugen.
Since that, the "lucky boat" traveled his/her final destination
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Prinz Eugen in the Panama Channel, 1946
The Prinz was designated as a nuclear test ship in "Operation Crossroads."
It consisted in throwing two nuclear bombs (the first the "Able" and the second the "Baker" ) to a fleet of ships (filled with animals) to analyze the impact of a nuclear bomb on a fleet. It was developed in the Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands) in the month of July 1946, after authorization of the Marshall Islands government (despite its full authorization, then it was wanted to retract, since they were taking him to a cursed island, but when he did, it was too late, the preparations were made).
He/She was with other ships like the Nagato, Sakawa, Saratoga, Nevada,etc.
Marshall Islands Map,At the top, the Bikini Atoll, and in the middle, the Kwajalein Atoll
Bikini Atoll map
"Able" explosion
"Baker" explosion
Interestingly, like Nagato, the Prinz Eugen resisted the impact of the two nuclear bombs
Although the rescue team, could not act until days later due to the large amount of radiation in the place, which condemned Nagato.
The Prinz was transferred to the Kwajalein Atoll, to be repaired later, but in December, months after Operation Crossroads, due to a storm and with the serious damage, the ship began to list (That the ship is turned over), Although the rescue team did what it could to keep it up, the ship sank, the US government refused to refloat it and repair it because doesn't want that radioactive metal to circulate on the black market. However, one of its special features is that its wreck (the bottom part of the stern of the ship, where the propulsive propellers are located) is still visible today, in addition, it is a tourist attraction in the islands (of the residents that receive the islands, which are few due to the great amount of poverty that they have, and their unknown location), you can even dive around the place, since the ship doesn't have high levels of radiation. In 1979, it was possible to get safely out of one of its Propulsion Propellers, and it was put as a museum piece in the naval memorial Marine-Ehrenmal Laboe, in Germany.
Prinz Eugen Wreck
The Propulsion Propeller of Prinz Eugen in the naval memorial Marine-Ehrenmal Laboe.
Hope you like it
,later I will continue giving other stories of the Second World War 
Mi mas lindo saludo
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