Sinking of Karlsruhe

9 April 1940, Off Kristiansand, Skagerrak

British success; Karlsruhe torpedoed and scuttled

Karlsruhe led the group that took Kristiansand. The Odderøya fortress held her off twice in fog that morning before the town was taken. Sailing for home that evening, she was hit by a torpedo from the submarine Truant, which flooded her engine rooms. Her crew were taken off by the torpedo boats, and Greif sank her with two more torpedoes. Truant was hunted with depth charges for hours but got away.