German-Ship-Prinz-Eugen-Moored-alongside-repair-vessel-Huscaran-01

This my favorite German ww2 Ship.

COMMANDERS
1 August 1940- 4 August 1942: Captain Helmuth Brinkmann.

June 1942: Commander Neubauer.

August-September 1942: Lieutenant Commander Beck.

8 September 1942- 28 February 1943: Captain Hans-Erich Voß.

29 February 1943 - 5 January 1944: Captain Werner Ehrhardt.

5 January 1944 - 7 May 1945: Captain Hans-Jürgen Reinicke.

1946: Captain A.H. Graubart (USN).



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TECHNICAL DATA
Displacement: standard 14,240 mt, full load 19,042 mt.

Dimensions: overall length 212.5 m, beam 21.7 m, maximum draft 7.2 m, height 12.45 m.

Armour: belt 80 mm, turrets 70-160 mm, upper deck 30 mm, armour deck 30 mm, conning tower 150 mm, torpedo bulkhead 20 mm.

Armament: 8 x 20.3cm/L60, 12 x 10.5cm/L65, 12 x 3.7cm/L83, 28 x 2cm, 12 x 53.3cm torpedoes.

Aircraft: 3 x Arado ar 196.

Propulsion plant: 12 boilers, three Germania turbine sets, 132,000 hp.

Speed: 32.5 knots.

Endurance: 6,800 nm at 16 knots.

Fuel capacity: 4,250 mt.

Crew: 1,600.



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