An item referred to the magazine Schiffbau reporting that the German cruiser Augsburg achieved during her second run over the measured mile a speed maximum speed of 27,2 miles and as medium speed 26,73 miles.(1)
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1. Light cruiser. Of the Kolberg-class with as sister ships the Kolberg, Mainz and Köln. This class was preceded by the Nautilus-class and succeeded by the Magdeburg-class.(1) On stocks at the Germaniawerft at Kiel, Germany in August 1908, launched 10 July 1909, completed in November 1910 with building costs 7,593,000 million German marks. In 1914 commissioned for coastal defence in the Baltic and since 1918 serving as a mother ship for submarines and minesweepers. In 1922 transferred to Japan and broken up.
