An item referred to tidings received by London newspapers from Copenhagen that according to an item from Libau the former German steamship Fürst Bismarck of 8,400 tons was converted into a cruiser, renamed Don and ready to depart.(1)
Note
1. She became an auxiliary cruiser in Russian navy. See also http://warshipsresearch.blogspot.nl/2011/09/russian-auxiliary-cruisers-dnjepr-don.htmland http://warshipsresearch.blogspot.nl/2011/10/united-states-buying-german-passenger.html
