Italian steamship Città di Cagliari was a potential auxiliary cruiser according to the magazine Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens dated 1911 No. 9

An item reported that the Italian steamship Città di Cagliari tested shortly after her trials the armament with which she was to be fitted out acting as auxiliary cruiser in time of war. The test were satisfying and the guns were removed and stored in the naval arsenal at Naples. Length 82,54 metres and a tonnage of 2.400 tons. Just like the other government steamships was she to be armed with 1-12cm and 6-7,6cm guns.