An item reported that on 18 May a large ship was sighted in a fjord near Christiansand, Norway on a distance of 60 miles east of the location where British planes attacked the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen(1). They identified her as the Prins Eugin or of the pocket battleship Lutzow. (2) On 19 May was the Lutzow sighted off Bergen, Norway and according to less reliable reports the Prinz Eugen entering the Kattegat off the Skaw. Worse weather conditions prevented on 19 May scouting off the Norwegian harbours of Trondheim and Narvik.
Notes
1. Of the Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers, preceded by Deutschland-class. Laid down by Germaniawerft, Kiel on 23 April 1936, launched on 22 August 1938, commissioned on 1 August 1940, decommissioned on 7 May 1945, surrendered on 8 May 1945, handed over to the USA and sunk on 22 December 1946 during nuclear tests.
2. Of the Deutschland-class panzerschiffe later classified as heavy cruisers preceded by the Admiral Hipper-class. Main armament 2x3-28cm/11”guns on fore and aft ship one turret. Laid down by Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany on 5 February 1929, launched on 19 May 131, commissioned as Deutschland on 1 April 1933, renamed Lützow in January 1940, sunk in April 194 during an British RAF air attack, salvaged by Russian forces in 1947 and sunk while used as a target on 22 July 1947.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 161 dated 20 May 1942
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