The exact location of the sunken ship was unknown for almost 80 years. Two hours later, the crew, under orders from the commander, abandoned the ship, which was then deliberately sunk by a German torpedo boat from the flotilla. It then left Kristiansand later that day, bound for Germany along the way, it was hit by torpedoes from the British submarine Truant, which blasted large holes in the hull. The Karlsruhe had suffered hits from Norwegian artillery during the attack, but it's unclear how badly it was damaged. "The ship was an important actor at a crucial time of Norwegian modern history," Kvalø told Live Science in an email. The capabilities of the warship proved significant during the attack, according to archaeologist Frode Kvalø of the Norwegian Maritime Museum in Oslo. Related: Photos: Explore a WWII shipwreck in virtual reality It was being refitted when World War II broke out in September 1939, and it did not see action until April 9, 1940, when it served as the flagship of an attack group during the German invasion of Norway, with Kristiansand as its main target. Karlsruhe was a cadet training ship in the 1930 and was part of German patrols off the coast of Spain during the Spanish Civil War from 1936. According to news reports, there was a Nazi swastika symbol on the warship.
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