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Intersting that PRINZ EUGEN, when she was launched, like all three pocket bttships, and SCHARNHORST and GNIESENAU, did not have a clipper bow. All of them had to be modified [except GRAF SPEE, which was sunk]. And EUGEN was launched later than the others.

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Some pics of the Admiral Hipper class cruisers.

http://books.google.com/books?id=FS7zATMPusAC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=admiral+hipper+class+clipper+bow&source=bl&ots=4C9b5Nk2Bs&sig=zEb2Vs3V8a6kc1GX2QDVeYnWlvA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lrK3T8HkDMKW2QXOhtjaCQ&ved=0CF8Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=admiral%20hipper%20class%20clipper%20bow&f=false