kms Prinz Eugen battlecruiser pictures

Prinz Eugen was the third ship of the Hipper-class heavy cruisers in Kriegsmarine of Germany . built in the mid-1930s. During the planning and design stage, she was known as "Kreuzer J" (Cruiser J). Her keel was laid at the Krupp Germania shipyard in Kiel on 23 April 1936, and her full cost would be 104.5 million Reichsmark. Prinz Eugen was launched on 22 August 1938 and commissioned on 1 August 1940. Considered a "lucky ship", she survived to the end of the war, although she participated in only two major actions at sea. The ship sank following Operation Crossroads at Kwajalein Atoll in 1946.

Admiral Hipper heavy cruisers

Admiral Hipper was the heavy cruisers served with the Kriegsmarine of Germany during World War II, Admiral Hipper–class ship was named after Admiral Franz von Hipper, commander of the German battlecruiser squadron during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and later commander-in-chief of the German High Seas Fleet.
Class and type: Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser
Displacement:
18,400 tons (full)
Length: 206 m (overall)
Beam: 21.8 m
Draft: 5.8 m (mean)
Installed power: 136,000 shp
Propulsion: 3 shaft turbines
Speed: 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h)
Range: 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 17 knots
Complement: about 1,600
Armament: 8× 203mm 60 SK C/34 naval gun
12× 105mm L/65 C/33 gun
17× 40mm 56 FlaK 28
8× 3.7 cm L/83
28× 2 cm L/64 MG
12× 53.3 cm torpedoes
Armour: Upper deck: 12–30 mm
Main deck: 20–50 mm
Main belt: 70–80 mm
Turrets: 70–105 mm
Aircraft carried: 3× Arado Ar 196

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USS Vincennes (CA-44), originally uploaded by italogalliano.

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USS Indianapolis at Mare Island, originally uploaded by italogalliano.