SMS Prinz Eugen
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SMS
Prinz Eugen was a Tegetthoff class dreadnought laid down
by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino in Trieste in January
1912. She was launched in November 1912 for the Austro
Hungarian navy, and was commissioned in July 1914. After
the outbreak of First World War she remained in harbor due
to lack of coal and the Entente naval blockade at
Ontranto. The only combat action she ever saw was the
bombardment of installations around Ancona after Italy had
joined the war in 1915. 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 sunk by the big guns of the battle ships
in the French Navy. The wreck has not been found, and
several historical sources state she was sunk "near
Toulon", while one source state she was sunk in the
Atlantic...
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 Pictures: SMS Prinz Eugen in 1914 Courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command Last updated: May 2019 |
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