IX-300

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IX-300 was the U.S. Navy designation for the captured German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which served as a target ship in post–World War II nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.

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IX-300 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy auxiliary ship ⓘ
former German warship ⓘ
target ship ⓘ
conflictContext World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
era post–World War II period ⓘ
formerName Prinz Eugen ⓘ
laterOperator United States Navy ⓘ
locationOfNuclearTests Marshall Islands ⓘ
navalDesignation IX-300 ⓘ
navalDesignationType unclassified miscellaneous vessel ⓘ
notableCharacteristic one of few large German warships to survive World War II ⓘ
notableUse assessment of nuclear blast effects on large warships ⓘ
originalOperator Kriegsmarine ⓘ
originalShipType heavy cruiser ⓘ
originatingShipClass Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser ⓘ
participatedInEvent Operation Crossroads Able test ⓘ
Operation Crossroads Baker test ⓘ
post–World War II nuclear tests ⓘ
postwarStatus captured enemy vessel ⓘ
roleInTests target ship for atomic bomb detonations ⓘ
serviceBranch U.S. Navy ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy

United States Navy ⓘ
statusAfterCapture recommissioned under U.S. flag as IX-300 ⓘ
testProgram Operation Crossroads ⓘ
testSite Bikini Atoll ⓘ
usedAs nuclear weapons test target ⓘ
usedBy United States for weapons effects studies ⓘ
wasCapturedFrom Germany ⓘ

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