TRP05313 1:350 Trumpeter German Prinz Eugen Cruiser, 1945 #5313

The Prinz Eugen was the third and last heavy cruiser commissioned by the Kriegsmarine. She became famous on her first war mission in May 1941, the Bismarck in which the Hood was sunk and the Prince of Wales damaged. In February 1942,the Prinz Eugen together with the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, successfully passed through the English Channel on her way back to Germany. Shortly afterwards, while en route to Norway she was torpedoed and damaged by a British submarine off Trondheim. In 1944-1945, the Prinz Eugen was used for shore bombardment off the Baltic coast. The ship surrendered to the British at Copenhagen in May 1945, and was handed over to the Americans. In July 1946, she survived two nuclear tests in Bikini Atoll. Towed later to Kwajalein Atoll, the Prinz capsized on
December 22, 1946.

Kit consists of 595 parts on 16 sprues plus upper and lower hulls, waterline plate, wood pattern deck, clear parts and photo-etched handrails, masts and antennas. Additional features: display stand with engraved name plate, SK.C/34 main gun turrets, L/65 C33 secondary gun turrets, 20.3cm gun barrels with hollow ends, two Ar196A-5 aircraft and bonus kit S-100 Class Schnellboot Torpedo Boat on one sprue. Completed kit measures over 23" long.