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    Prinz Eugen oil removal: Overhead Photo 04 September 2018 [Image 4 of 6]

    Prinz Eugen oil removal: Overhead Photo 04 September 2018

    KWAJALEIN ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS

    09.04.2018

    Photo by Seaman LeighAhn Ferrari 

    U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command

    The U.S. Army, in partnership with the U.S. Navy and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, are safely recovering oil from the capsized World War II German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Kwajalein Atoll. These recovery efforts will ensure mission capability of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command’s Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein while protecting the sensitive ecosystem within the atoll. The Prinz Eugen was transferred to the U. S. Navy as a war prize from the British Royal Navy after the war, and in 1946, it was loaded with oil and cargo and used to test survivability of warships during the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. The operation is being performed by Naval Sea Systems Command, Office of the Supervisor of Salvage engineers and is expected to last until the end of October. (U.S. Navy photo by LeighAhn Ferrari, chief mate, U.S. Naval Ship Salvor)

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    Date Taken: 09.04.2018
    Date Posted: 09.13.2018 14:59
    Photo ID: 4728613
    VIRIN: 180904-A-KW619-561
    Resolution: 960x720
    Size: 57.45 KB
    Location: KWAJALEIN ATOLL, MH

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