A Century of Opulence - 3rd April 2007

Lot 191

'H M Prinz Eugen

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000

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Description

'H M Prinz Eugen, Kiel 30.6.42' a polished bronze torpedo presentation piece mounted on black onyx base 16.5cm. wide H M Prinz Eugen was the last heavy cruiser commissioned by Kriegsmarine and saw service alongside the Bismarck. It was attacked and torpedoed by a British submarine off Trondheim en route to Norway in 1942.