ADDITION TO GERMAN FLEET.—The light cruiser Konigsberg, the third of that name, launched on March 26, 1927, was put into commission at Wilhelmshaven on April 17 last, and will be the flagship of the Baltic Fleet. She is the third in a programme of five cruisers, built under the Versailles limit of 6000 tons. The first two—the Emden and Karlsruhe—were already in commission. The Konigsberg is an improvement in several respects. •
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 136, 11 June 1929, Page 9
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71ADDITION TO GERMAN FLEET.—The light cruiser Konigsberg, the third of that name, launched on March 26, 1927, was put into commission at Wilhelmshaven on April 17 last, and will be the flagship of the Baltic Fleet. She is the third in a programme of five cruisers, built under the Versailles limit of 6000 tons. The first two—the Emden and Karlsruhe—were already in commission. The Konigsberg is an improvement in several respects. • Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 136, 11 June 1929, Page 9
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