German cruiser Karlsruhe

German cruiser Karlsruhe

"Karlsruhe" was a light cruiser of the German "K" class in World War II, the other ships in class being "Königsberg" and "Köln". The "K" class were the first cruisers of the German navy to employ electric welding techniques and a newly designed triple 5.9 inch (150 mm) gun turrets were installed.

Launched on 20 August 1927 and commissioned on 6 November 1929, "Karlsruhe" became a training ship and made a world cruise but weakness in her hull plating meant obliged her to be refitted and structural repairs undertaken at San Diego during the cruise. During the 1930s, the ship undertook a number of further overseas training voyages and also saw fleet service. In January and February 1937, she patrolled the coasts of Spain and Portugal during the Spanish Civil War.

In early April 1940, "Karlsruhe" took part in the invasion of Norway (Operation "Weserübung") as part of Task Force ("Gruppe") 4, carrying troops and, together with the torpedo boats "Seeadler", "Greif" and "Luchs", forcing her way into Kristiansand in the early hours of 9 April. During her return to Germany, that same evening, the British submarine "Truant" attacked "Karlsruhe" off Kristiansand, hitting her with one torpedo that disabled both engines and power stations. Her crew was picked up by the torpedo boat "Greif" which then sank the crippled cruiser with two torpedoes at 22:50 in the evening.

Commanding Officers

Construction Indoctrination - FK Eugen Lindau - 10 October 1929 - 6 November 1929

FK / KzS Eugen Lindau - 6 November 1929 - 25 September 1931(Promoted KzS on 1 February 1930.)

FK / KzS Erwin Wassner - 25 September 1931 - 8 December 1932(Promoted KzS on 1 October 1932.)

FK / KzS Harsdorf von Enderndorf - 8 December 1932 - 16 September 1934(Promoted KzS during tenure of command; exact date unknown.)

KzS Günther Lütjens - 16 September 1934 - 23 September 1935

FK / KzS Leopold Siemens - 23 September 1935 - 29 September 1937(Promoted KzS on 1 April 1936.)

KzS Erich Forste - 29 September 1937 - 21 May 1938

REFIT - 21 May 1938 - 13 November 1939

KzS Friedrich Rieve - 13 November 1939 - 10 April 1940

ee also

*List of shipwrecks in 1940

External links

* [http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ships/lightcruiser/karlsruhe/index.html German Naval History - Light Cruiser "Karlsruhe"]
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/germany/pages/cruisers/karlsruhe.htm Maritimequest "Karlsruhe" photo gallery]


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