Prinz Eugen by rvchima - FINISHED - Aeronaut - Scale 1:200 - WWII German Heavy Cruiser
Prinz Eugen, WWII German Heavy Cruiser
I am afraid that I haven't been on MSW since I finished my MS Bark Endeavour over a year ago. My wife and I moved from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA to Asheville, North Carolina, about 540 miles (870 km) due south. We found a beautiful old stone house in the mountains that has demanded some attention and kept me from building much. Now that we are all social distancing I have had much more free time, and have made a grand start on the Aeronaut kit of
A Brief History of the Prinz Eugen
(gathered from several books - maybe I can post some references later)
The Prinz Eugen was laid down in April, 1936, launched in August, 1938, and commissioned in August, 1940.
He took part in the first raid of the battleship Bismarck in May, 1941 when the British battleship HMS Hood was sunk and the Prince of Wales was heavily damaged. (The German navy refers to ships in the male gender.)
He spent a lot of time in various ports with
