Of the Kolberg-class consisting of the Kolberg, Mainz, Cöln and Augsburg. Preceded by the Dresden-class and succeeded by the Magdeburg-class. Building ordered as the Ersatz Greif, laid down at the Schichau-Werke, Danzig with yard number 814 on 15 January 1908, commissioned on 21 June 1910, coastal defence ship since 1918, stricken on 5 November 1919, as the ‘W’ surrendered at Cherbourg, France on 28 April 1920, renamed Colmar and commissioned in the French navy, served in Asia, stricken on 21 July 1927 and broken up at Brest, France in 1929. Building costs 8.181.000 Mark.
Displacement 4.362-4.915 (full combat load) metric tons and as dimensions 130,40 (over all) x 14 x 5,38-5,58 metres or 428.2 x 45.11 x 17.80-18.4 feet. The machinery consisted of 2 Melms&Pfenniger steam turbine sets and 15 coal fuelled Marine-type water tube boilers supplying 18.740 shp and while driving 4 screws resulting in a maximum speed of 25,5 knots. With a coal bunker capacity of 970 tons and a speed of 14 knots was her range 3.740 nautical miles. Her crew numbered 367 men (included 18 officers). The armour consisted of a 2-4cm/0.79-1.57” thick deck with the conning tower protected by 10cm/3.9” thick armour. The armament consisted of 12x1-10.5cm/4.1” L/45 quick firing guns replaced by 6-15cm/5.9” L/45 quick firing guns in 1916-1917), 4-5,2cm/2o” L/55 quick firing anti aircraft guns (replaced by 2-8,8cm/3.5” L/45 quick firing anti aircraft guns in 1918) and 2-45cm/17.7” torpedo tubes submerged in the hull (in 1918 were 2-50cm/20” deck mounted launchers added).
