Two Nukes Couldn’t Kill This Ship

She survived World War II. She survived two nuclear bombs. And parts of her are still above water today. This is the story of Prinz Eugen — the German heavy cruiser that refused to die. From the Battle of the Denmark Strait to Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll, this ship witnessed history that most people have never heard of. In 1946, the U.S. military detonated two atomic bombs directly on top of a fleet of 90 ships. Prinz Eugen was 1,100 metres from the epicentre. She still floated. What happened next is even stranger. 🔔 Subscribe to Forgotten Depths for more untold stories from the ocean floor. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — The ship that wouldn't sink 00:20 — What was Prinz Eugen? 00:50 — Battle of the Denmark Strait 01:20 — Four years of war 01:50 — Handed to the Americans 02:00 — Operation Crossroads 02:30 — Test Able — first nuclear bomb 03:00 — Test Baker — underwater explosion 03:50 — The invisible killer: radiation 04:40 — Slow death at Kwajalein 05:10 — Capsized — but not gone 05:50 — Still causing problems in 2018 06:20 — The propeller in Germany 06:40 — What this ship really means SOURCES & IMAGE CREDITS: Map of Operation Rheinübung — Citypeek, Wikimedia Commons License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Historical photos — U.S. National Archives / U.S. Navy (Public Domain) via Wikimedia Commons