MondyB,
It was President Karl Dönitz, who order her to Surrender, to British Royal Navy forces in Copenhagen on May 8th, 1945. but she sailed for Copenhagen on April 20th, 1945 after After expending all her ammunition. She sailed back to to Wilhelmshaven escorted by British cruisers Dido and Devonshire arriving on May 28th, 1945, once back in Wilhelmshaven, she entered Drydock. but my Question here is how could thay takle her shell off if she didnt have any shells? did she have her torpedoes?
Nikki

Originally Posted by NASAAN101

Guys,

So My question here is could she have gotten away or would she have been sank right off the bat or blow out of the water? and Explan why!

Nikki

it was an escort mission after the surrender, the Prince Eugen had nowhere to run to. Even if she had tried to escape, and succeeded, any neutral country that she tried to escape to, would return both the ship and crew to the Allies, and the crew would face trial for war crimes ( firing on Allied ships after they knew the war was over )

Well she did not escape the Atom bomb that was dropped on her.

Originally Posted by NASAAN101

MondyB,
It was President Karl Dönitz, who order her to Surrender, to British Royal Navy forces in Copenhagen on May 8th, 1945. but she sailed for Copenhagen on April 20th, 1945 after After expending all her ammunition. She sailed back to to Wilhelmshaven escorted by British cruisers Dido and Devonshire arriving on May 28th, 1945, once back in Wilhelmshaven, she entered Drydock. but my Question here is how could thay takle her shell off if she didnt have any shells? did she have her torpedoes?
Nikki

I imagine most of her heavy ammunition was expended in the last days of the war supporting German troops in East Prussia and covering the withdrawal of troops and civilians to the west (roughly 2 million troops and civilians were evacuated from the area between January 1945 and May 1945 and there are numerous accounts of the ships activities during this time including pictures of its main guns in action).

What I would suspect was removed from the ship once it docked was was the lighter ammunition such as AA rounds and the torpedoes.


Here is a website dedicated to the ship and it gives a reasonable breakdown of the armament and ammunition: http://www.prinzeugen.com/PGIND.htm

Incidentally here is a question I have always refered to ships in female form ie "her" yet the Prinz Eugen is clearly a male name so do you refer to it as a "him"?

Redcoat:
look, she didnt have any shells, all she could do floorit and hop she can out run them. BUt if she did have shell you better watch it, even with no shells she can still bite..
NIKKI

Originally Posted by MontyB

Incidentally here is a question I have always refered to ships in female form ie "her" yet the Prinz Eugen is clearly a male name so do you refer to it as a "him"?

In English speaking countries all warships are classed as 'female', but in German speaking ones they are classed as 'male'.

Originally Posted by redcoat

In English speaking countries all warships are classed as 'female', but in German speaking ones they are classed as 'male'.

Do you know why?

i have 12-ship from germany: Battleships
DKM Bismarck-- Male
DKM Tripitz--female
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Battlecurisers
DKM Scharnhorst-- Female
DKM Gneisenau-- Feamle
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Heavy Cruisers
DKM Lützow--Female
DKM Admiral scheer--Male
DKM Admiral Graf Spee--MAle
DKM Admiral Hipper--male
DKM Blücher--male
DKM Prinz Eugen--female
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Light Cruisers
DKM Leipzig-- Female
DKM Nürnberg-- male
i could be wrong on this. But any way, even with no shells PE can still bite.
Nikki

Originally Posted by AB_Shorts_Momma

Do you know why?

Because like women, ships can be very fickle. German ships are faultless, thats why they are male.

Anyone seen my battle bowler and vest? lol

Originally Posted by BritinAfrica

Because like women, ships can be very fickle. German ships are faultless, thats why they are male.

Anyone seen my battle bowler and vest? lol

LOL! You are too funny!