Any German surface ships from WWII still afloat?
Any German surface ships from WWII still afloat?
Have any of the Germany surface vessels (destroyer or larger) been turned into museums, or were all the vessels divided among the allies, only to be scuttled or scraped in turn?
Unfortunately there are no destroyer or larger WWII-era German vessels around. In fact, I'm only aware of only a few WWII-era german combat vessels (all subs) still around as museums:
- U-505 in the U.S.
- U-534 in the UK
- U-995 in Germany
- U-2540 in Germany
- numerous German midget subs in Europe and the U.S.
LowTech
- U-505 in the U.S.
- U-534 in the UK
- U-995 in Germany
- U-2540 in Germany
- numerous German midget subs in Europe and the U.S.
LowTech
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The site http://www.prinzeugen.com refered to in the topic 'surviving battleships?' also has sections dealing with the German E-boats of which two, S-97 and S-130, still survive. The pictures of the Prinz Eugen on this site are incredible; I presume it was the radio-activity which prevented the usual growth of marine life on the wreck. I think I read somewhere that the level of radio-activity was now well below the danger level - and the divers in the photographs do not seem to wear any protective clothing. If only she could be salvaged! It seems ironic that a wooden battleship like the 'Mary Rose' can survive for 400 years but in 400 years time there will be nothing left of a steel warship.
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Above site shows the former Flottentender Hela for sale. This is the largest floating former KM vessel. Not quite a warship, it was used as a floating administration unit.
Yesterday I visited a R-Boot, which also is quite rare. See this site for more detail:
http://www.marine-verein-neuss.de/heimboot.htm
I don't know if any Destroyers of Torpedoboats still survive behind the former iron curtain, might be a slight change..
Kind regards,
Maurice
Above site shows the former Flottentender Hela for sale. This is the largest floating former KM vessel. Not quite a warship, it was used as a floating administration unit.
Yesterday I visited a R-Boot, which also is quite rare. See this site for more detail:
http://www.marine-verein-neuss.de/heimboot.htm
I don't know if any Destroyers of Torpedoboats still survive behind the former iron curtain, might be a slight change..
Kind regards,
Maurice
Prinz Eugen
Alright I'm not familliar with this ships fate. What was it doing out in the Bikini Islands in a nuclear blast?
Prinz Eugen
Prinz Eugen lies pretty much intact upside down in shallow water with her bow sticking out of the water. It is a popular dive site. There was some talk several years ago about refloating her but doesn't sound like that will ever happen.
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Prinz Eugen as she is today.
This site should be of interest to any Prinz Eugen fans:
http://www.liddiard.demon.co.uk/photoix/prinzeugen/
http://www.liddiard.demon.co.uk/photoix/prinzeugen/
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