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Karlsruhe

Leichter Kreuzer 1929 - 1940  K  Class

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15.10.1929:   First trials under the civilian flag.
15.10.1929:   Commissioned.
January - March 1930:   Trials in the Baltic Sea.
24.05.1930-12.12.1930:   First international voyage: Mediterranean, Suez Channel, East Africa, Cape of Good Hope, West Africa,
South America, Spain.
- November 1931:   Fleet operations.
30.11.1931-08.12.1932:   Second international voyage: West Indies, Central America, Panama Channel, South America,  Cape Horn, New York.
- October 1933:   Fleet operations.
14.10.1933-16.06.1934:   Third international voyage, around the world: Mediterranean, East Asia, India, Indonesia, Hawaii, USA,
Panama Channel, USA.
22.10.1934-15.06.1935:   Fourth international voyage: South America, Cape Horn, South America, Central America, North America, Canada, Panama Channel, USA, Spain.
21.10.1935-13.06.1936:   Fifth international voyage, around the world: South Africa, Seychelles, Indonesia, China, Japan, USA. In San Diego repairs after heavy storm damage.
-December 1937:   Fleet operations.
27.12.1936-22.02.1937:   Operations in the North Atlantic, near Tanger, the Spanish coast and Portugal.
-May 1938:   Fleet Operations.
20.05.1938-13.11.1939:   Major refits in Wilhelmshaven Naval Shipyard.
April 1940:   Operation "Weserübung":  
Together with torpedo boats Seeadler , Greif and Luchs , the Karlsruhe forms  Squadron 4 heading for Kristiansand South and Arendal
09.04.1940:   British submarine Truant attacks CL Karlsruhe off Kristiansand. One torpedo hit in Sections V and VI, disabling both engines and power stations. Crew is taken over by torpedo boat Greif which sinks the crippled cruiser with two torpedoes at 22.50.

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