ored ▁cru iser ▁. ▁ ▁joined ▁the ▁unit ▁after ▁she ▁was ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁unit ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁was ▁sl ated ▁to ▁be ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁unit ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁but ▁tur bine ▁damage ▁delayed ▁the ▁ship ▁from ▁joining ▁the ▁I ▁Sc out ing ▁Group ▁until ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁Der ff ling ers ▁sister ship ▁ ▁joined ▁the ▁unit ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁The ▁third ▁, ▁and ▁final ▁ship ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁I ▁Sc out ing ▁Group , ▁, ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁unit ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁Of ▁the ▁seven ▁true ▁battle c ru is ers ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Kaiser liche ▁Marine , ▁only ▁ ▁was ▁not ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁I ▁Sc out ing ▁Group , ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁Mittel me erd iv ision ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁advance ▁on ▁ 1 8 – 1 9   August ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁I   Sc out ing ▁Group ▁was ▁to ▁bomb ard ▁the ▁coast al ▁town ▁of ▁S under land , ▁but ▁only ▁two ▁remaining ▁German ▁battle c ru is ers ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁fighting ▁condition ▁( M olt ke ▁and ▁Von ▁der ▁T ann