'' Kolberg '' was stricken from the naval register on 5 November 1919 , and subsequently surrendered to the French in Cherbourg on 28 April 1920 , under the name " W " . She was commissioned in the French Navy as '' Colmar '' in 1922 . She was not significantly modified in French service , the primary change being the replacement of her 8.8 cm guns with anti-aircraft guns . '' Colmar '' also had a new aft deckhouse built and the 75 mm guns were installed on its roof . After the work was completed , she underwent sea trials for almost a year . In 1922 , she was assigned to a colonial tour in French Indochina that lasted for three years . She left France on 19 June 1922 and arrived in the colony on 7 September . On arrival , she replaced the armored cruiser as the flagship of the '' Division Navale de l'Extreme Orient '' ( Naval Division of the Far East ) . She was in Vladivostok , Russia in 1923 when the Great Kantō earthquake hit Japan , so she steamed to Yokohama to assist in the relief effort
Great Kantō earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
SMS Kolberg