30K views · 367 reactions | The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, now under American control, sails beneath the U.S. flag in 1945, following Germany's surrender. Prinz Eugen was one of only two German capital ships to survive the war intact and was later used in atomic bomb tests. #fblifestyle #sealife | Sea Life | Facebook

The wreck of the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen is located at Kwajalein Atoll and rests upside down, with only the stern and propellers sometimes visible at low tide. After surviving World War II, the ship was used as a target during the 1946 atomic tests at Bikini Atoll. Heavily contaminated with radiation, it sank at Kwajalein after a leak developed and became unmanageable. Location: The wreck is on the coast of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Condition: The ship is upside down, and