High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! SMS Prinz Eugen was an Austro-Hungarian dreadnought battleship of the Tegetthoff-class. Prinz Eugen was built at the Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino yard, Trieste. During World War I, Prinz Eugen participated in the pursuit of the Goeben and Breslau as well as the bombardment of Ancona.