German cruiser Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe at sea in 1931
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| Name: | Karlsruhe |
| Namesake: | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Builder: | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Laid down: | 27 July 1926 |
| Launched: | 20 August 1927 |
| Commissioned: | 6 November 1929 |
| Out of service: | May 1938 |
| Reinstated: | November 1939 |
| Fate: | Damaged by torpedoes fired by HMS Truant and later sunk on 9 April 1940 |
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| Class and type: | Königsberg-class cruiser |
| Displacement: | 7,700 long tons (7,800 t) |
| Length: | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Beam: | 15.3 m (50 ft) |
| Draft: | 6.28 m (20.6 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 3 shafts, two MAN 10-cylinder diesels, four geared turbines |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Range: | 5,700 nmi (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
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Karlsruhe was a light cruiser, the second member of the Königsberg class, and was operated between 1929 and April 1940, including service in World War II. She was operated by two German navies, the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine. She had two sister ships, Königsberg and Köln. Karlsruhe was built by the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel; she was laid down in July 1926, launched in August 1927, and commissioned into the Reichsmarine in November 1929. She was armed with a main battery of nine 15 cm SK C/25 guns in three triple turrets and had a top speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph).
Like her sisters, Karlsruhe served as a training cruiser for naval cadets throughout the 1930s. During the Spanish Civil War, she joined the non-intervention patrols off the Spanish coast. She was in the process of being modernized at the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, and so she was not ready for action until April 1940, when she participated in Operation Weserübung, the invasion of Norway. She landed troops at Kristiansand, and while returning to Germany, she was attacked by the British submarine HMS Truant; two torpedoes hit the ship and caused significant damage. Unable to return to port, Karlsruhe was scuttled by one of the escorting torpedo boats.
Karlsruhe was 174 meters (571 ft) long overall and had a beam of 15.2 m (50 ft) and a maximum draft of 6.28 m (20.6 ft). She displaced 7,700 long tons (7,800 t) at full combat load. Her propulsion system consisted of four steam turbines and a pair of 10-cylinder four-stroke diesel engines. Steam for the turbines was provided by six Marine-type double-ended oil-fired boilers. The ship's propulsion system provided a top speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) and a range of approximately 5,700 nautical miles (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). Karlsruhe had a crew of 21 officers and 493 enlisted men.
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