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     The Prinz Eugen former Austrian battleship
     off Toulon 1922

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The Prinz Eugen was an Austro-Hungarian Tegetthoff-class battleship, launched during 1914.

La Prinz Eugen era una corazzata Austro-Ungarica, e poi Croata, della Classe Tegetthoff, varata nel 1914.

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The Tegetthoff-class units (SMS Tegetthoff, SMS Szent Istvan, SMS Viribus Unitis, SMS Prinz Eugen) were small, efficient Dreadnought-type battleships, 153m-long; 21600 tons; max speed 20.5kn; twelve 305mm guns, plus twelve 150mm and twenty 66mm guns; four torpedo launchers; crew 1097.

Le unità della Classe Tegetthoff (SMS Tegetthoff, SMS Szent Istvan, SMS Viribus Unitis, SMS Prinz Eugen) erano piccole, efficienti corazzate tipo Dreadnought, lunghe 153m; dislocamento 21600 tonnellate; velocità massima 20.5 nodi; dodici cannoni da 305mm, più dodici da 150mm e venti da 66mm; quattro tubu lanciasiluri; equipaggio 1097.

Just two Tegetthoff-class battleships survived to the I World War: the Printz Eugen and the Tegetthoff
They were captured by Italian forces in their base at Pula (Croatia) on November 4, 1918. 
Since October 31, date of the fall of Austro-Hungarian Empire, the battleships in the base of Pula had the Croatian flag on their main mast.

Solodue corazzate della Classe Tegetthoff sopravvissero alla I Guerra Mondiale: la Prinz Eugen e la Tegetthoff.
Furono catturate a guerra finita da forze Italiane nella loro base di Pola (Croazia), il 4 Novembre 1918.
Dal 31 Ottobre, data della caduta dell' Impero Austro-Ungarico, le corazzate della base di Pola alzavano la bandiera Croata sullì albero maestro.

The Tegetthoff was towed to Venice (Italy) during March 1919, then sold and dismantled.

La Tegetthoff fu rimorchiata a Venezia nel Marzo 1919, quindi venduta e smantellata.

The Prinz Eugen was transferred to Toulon: her artillery was dismantled.
The hull of the battleship was used as a target for airplane bombings and for torpedoes, to study the effects of the explosions.
The Prinz Eugen was sunk off Toulon during June 1922, gunfired by the French battleships Paris, Jean Bart and France.

La Prinz Eugen fu trasferita a Tolone: la sua artiglieria fu smontata.
Lo scafo della corazzata fu utilizzato come bersaglio per bombe d' aereo e per siluri, per verificare l' efficacia delle esplosioni.
La Prinz Eugen fu affondata al largo di Tolone dal tiro d' artiglieria delle corazzate Francesi Paris, Jean Bart e France nel Giugno 1922.

...a sad destiny for two proud and beautiful ships.

...un destino triste per due orgogliose, splendide navi.
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