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PRINZ EUGEN EN ROUTE TO BIKINI. The Ger- 

 man cruiser "Prinz Eugen" was one of three foreign 

 ships used in the target array, the others being 

 the Japanese cruiser "Sakawa" and the Jap battle- 

 ship "Nagato." The "Prinz Eugen" was the second 

 of the "Admiral Hipper" class heavy cruisers built 

 by the Germans for use in World War II. She fough't 

 several important actions in the Atlantic, Baltic 

 Sea, and English Channel, including the engage- 

 ment in 1941 which resulted in the sinking of the 



"Bismarck." She accompanied the German battle- 

 ships "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau" in their dra- 

 matic flight through the English Channel to Norway 

 in 1942. Later beleaguered by Allied attacks of va- 

 ried types, the "Eugen" was forced to Brest for re- 

 pairs resulting from mines, and received a heavy 

 bomb hit while still in drydock. Subsequently she 

 had her stern blown off by a British torpedo. 

 ABOVE. American sailors take over in Boston 

 Harbor. 



