Prinz Eugen
Access is restricted: Kwajalein is a US Army base (USAG-KA) closed to the public, so the wreck is normally only dived by base residents and, when the US authorities permit, as a check dive from some Bikini liveaboards. German heavy cruiser, used in the Crossroads tests and towed to Kwajalein, where she capsized and sank on 22 December 1946; she lies upside down off Enubuj with the stern and propellers above water and the bow at about 36 m. Torpedoes remain in the tubes, and several divers have died in deep penetrations; the Navy removed about 97% of the fuel oil in 2018.
Facts
- Region: Marshall Islands – Bikini, Kwajalein & Majuro
- Area: Kwajalein Atoll
- Depth: 0–36 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: low
- Type: wreck
- Coordinates: 8.7527, 167.6831
- Highlights: heavy cruiser, wreck, propellers, torpedoes, nurse sharks, sea fans, upside-down hull
- Permit: Kwajalein is a restricted US Army Garrison (USAG-KA) base: only residents and personnel supporting the mission may live there, and visitors need sponsorship and a permission form; base divers may not decompress-dive or penetrate wrecks. Outside visitors (e.g. on a Bikini liveaboard) can dive her only when US authorities allow it.
- Issuer / contact: US Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll (USAG-KA)
- No official contact found; arrange through a base sponsor or the liveaboard operator.
- Tips: From the base, decompression diving and wreck penetration are prohibited; stay on the exterior and watch for ordnance (torpedoes). Penetration is not advised.