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Laid down: 23 April 1936
Launched: 22 August 1938
Commissioned: 1 August 1940
Decommissioned: 7 may 1945
Description: Prinz Eugen was an Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, the third of a class of five vessels. She served with N*zi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War 2. The ship was laid down in April 1936, launched in August 1938, and entered service after the outbreak of war, in August 1940. She was named after Prince Eugene of Savoy, an 18th-century general in the service of Austria. She was armed with a main battery of eight 20.3 cm (8 in) guns and, although nominally under the 10,000-long-ton (10,160 t) limit set by the Anglo-German Naval Agreement, actually displaced over 16,000 long tons (16,257 t).
Design: Prinz Eugen was 207.7 meters (681 ft) long overall, and had a beam of 21.7 m (71 ft) and a maximum draft of 7.2 m (24 ft). After launching, her straight bow was replaced with a clipper bow, increasing the length overall to 212.5 meters (697 ft). The new bow kept her foredeck much drier in heavy weather. The ship had a design displacement of 16,970 t (16,700 long tons; 18,710 short tons) and a full-load displacement of 18,750 long tons (19,050 t). Prinz Eugen was powered by three sets of geared steam turbines, which were supplied with steam by twelve ultra-high pressure oil-fired boilers. The ship's propulsion system was rated for a top speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) from 132,000 shaft horsepower (98,000 kW). As designed, her standard complement consisted of 42 officers and 1,340 enlisted men.
Armament:
8 x 20.3 cm (8 in) guns
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12 x 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33 guns
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12 x 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 guns
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8 x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 guns
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12 x 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
(I may or may not start making the rest of the ships starting from KMS Prinz Eugen in Opera GX because my Wattpad account started all over for some random reason)
