Includes excellent 3D objects as well as anglyph glasses which allow
you admire this ship in 3D
An enlarged Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser which served with the
Kriegsmarine of Germany during World War II, Prinz Eugen was launched on 22nd
August 1938 and commissioned on 1st August 1940. She survived to the end of the
war, only to sink following Operation Crossroads, a nuclear weapon test at
Bikini Atoll in 1946.
During her war career, Prinz Eugen fought alongside the battleship
Bismarck in the Battle of the Denmark
Strait, where she was hit three times; was torpedoed by the British
submarine HMS Trident, and from August 1944 onward, she was deployed to shell
advancing Soviet troop concentrations along the Baltic coast and to transport
German refugees to the west.
About the Series This series focuses on the construction of famous
ships – battleships, carriers, cruisers, and submarines. With ground-breaking 3D
imagery, each corner, angle, and dimension of the ship is viewable. With various
close-up views, and each 3D image based on actual technical scale drawings and
photographs, this makes an exceptional reference tool. Information on the
design, development and combat history of each vessel is also included, as well
as numerous photographs and 1/350th scale drawings.
