SMS Prinz Eugen
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SMS
Prinz Eugen was the third ship in line of the Tegetthoff
dreadnought class which were laid down for the
Austro-Hungarian navy. She was laid down in early 1912 and
launched 30.November the same year. After trials she stood
ready for duty in July 1914. After the outbreak of first
world war she remained in harbor due to lack of coal and
the ongoing Entente blockade at Ontranto. The only combat
action she ever saw was the bombardment of installations
around Ancona after Italy had joined the war. Under the
treaty of Saint-German-en-Laye in 1919 it was decided that
she should be turned over to France. She was handed over
in 1920 and sailed to Toulon where the gun turrets were
dismantled. 28.June 1922 she was used as a target for
aerial bombs and thereafter sunk by the big guns of the
battle ships in the French navy. The wreck has not
officially been found, and some sources state she was sunk
"near Toulon".
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  Pictures: SMS Prinz Eugen in1914 & All four dreadnoughts in harbor Courtesy of Wikipedia & "Roads of the great war" Public domain Last updated: May 2019 |
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