Prinz Eugen wreck at Kwajalein Atoll

Karl Heidenreich · Post by **Karl Heidenreich** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:36 pm

F.W. Allen of the HMS Hood Asociation website located the wreck of the Prinz Eugen with Google Earth.
Those with it can locate the famous cruiser at the following coordinates (just copy them and then paste them in the coordinate box of GE):

8 45 09.58 167 40 59.22

There are other wrecks around, very near the beaches... It´s quite ghostly.

Best regards!

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:11 pm

Thanks Karl

My graphics card isnt good enough to zoom right in but you are correct - it is quite ghostly

Karl Heidenreich · Post by **Karl Heidenreich** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:33 pm

The following are coordinates for John Brown & Company shipyards in Scotland: where the Hood was built (just copy and paste), also a courtesy of F.W. Allen of the Hood website:

55 53 45.44 4 24 18.43

Enjoy it!

Summoner · Post by **Summoner** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:09 am

Thanks for the coords on the Prinz!

Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else get the eerie feeling like they're in a recon plane taking aerial photos just like in WW2 when they see the satellite photos of some of these other battleships?

Anyway, here are some other coords:

USS North Carolina - 34 14 11.25 77 57 16.24

USS Massachusetts - 41 42 24.51 71 09 46.91

USS Wisconsin - 36 50 54.20 76 17 44.66

USS Texas - 29 45 22.44 95 05 22.85

Will post more as I find them!

-Summoner

Karl Heidenreich · Post by **Karl Heidenreich** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:56 pm

Thanks Summoner!

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:35 pm

Thanks Guys

Summoner · Post by **Summoner** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:22 am

Some more:

USS Intrepid (lots to see here!) - 40 45 54.85 74 00 01.97

USS Hornet - 37 46 22.20 122 18 10.30

USS Lexington - 27 48 53.31 97 23 20.78

USS Yorktown - 32 47 25.12 79 54 28.69

I was going to list USS Midway, but Google Earth actually shows it in Oakland-Alameda and not San Diego! Old data, go figure!

In case you're wondering, I am trying to find non-U.S. ships as well! Especially ones like the Prinz. I thought it might be nice to start listing some of these site coordinates down so newcomers can see these ships wherever they may lie (if they are visible, of course). Unfortunately, wrecks such as those at Bikini Atoll don't seem to show up much on Google Earth. Any thoughts?

Karl Heidenreich · Post by **Karl Heidenreich** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:08 pm

The Mikasa, the Aurora, the Huascar!!!

Summoner · Post by **Summoner** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:13 pm

Taking a stab at the Huascar.... 36 42 19.61 S 73 06 41.61 W

There's no info points shown on Google Earth confirming this, but I found a website that lists it near Concepcion, Chile. I reviewed the on-site maps and images and found this ship which seems to be Huascar at its mooring (note how far away from shore it seems!)

Battleship Mikasa is at 35 17 06.56 N 139 40 26.98 E. Nearby you can also see the USS Kitty Hawk and some other interesting vessels!

The cruiser Aurora is at 59 57 19.67 N 30 20 16.38 E. It doesn't show too clearly on my map - could be due to my graphics card. However, there is a placemark there with some historical info.

Any others?

Karl Heidenreich · Post by **Karl Heidenreich** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:08 pm

Man, you genius!

Karl Heidenreich · Post by **Karl Heidenreich** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:24 pm

Summoner:

Taking a stab at the Huascar.... 36 42 19.61 S 73 06 41.61 W

There's no info points shown on Google Earth confirming this, but I found a website that lists it near Concepcion, Chile. I reviewed the on-site maps and images and found this ship which seems to be Huascar at its mooring (note how far away from shore it seems!)

That´s the Huascar all right: see the turret? It´s just plain beautifull. And the place were it is moored has pristine clear waters!

Battleship Mikasa is at 35 17 06.56 N 139 40 26.98 E.

This one is also beautifull. One of the great historic warships still existing.

The cruiser Aurora is at 59 57 19.67 N 30 20 16.38 E. It doesn't show too clearly on my map - could be due to my graphics card.

Don´t worry, isn´t your graphics cards, the photos of the area are just horrible.

Awesome tool, the Google Earth, isn´t it?

Very best regards!

Summoner · Post by **Summoner** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:22 pm

Glad I could help, Karl!

Yes, Google Earth is a pretty amazing tool! I wish I could get the maps updated or something, though.

I'm keeping a list of all the coords in this thread. If anyone has any to contribute, or would like to locate something, please feel free to reply to this thread.

Ulrich Rudofsky · Post by **Ulrich Rudofsky** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:13 pm

Apparently there are occasional Google updates........ http://gearthblog.com/

Look at 21 21 53.63N 157 56 59.88W USS Arizona (and USS Missouri farther to the left)

warshipbuilder · Post by **warshipbuilder** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:59 pm

55 53 45.44 4 24 18.43 (John Brown Shipyards) takes me to the middle of the North Sea!

The USS North Carolina co-odinates take me to the middle of the Himalyas!

40 45 54.85 74 00 01.97 USS Intrepid takes me to Northern India!

Are you sure these are correct?

I just cut & pasted into Google Earth.

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:17 pm

Hi Warshipbuilder.

Yes, I had the same trouble - I have E-mailed Karl.

Here are some for USS Texas

29 45'22.36 N 95 05'22.41 W