sms sms majesty ship swallow unprotected cruiser built german kaiserliche_marine lead ship class sister ship built wilhelmshaven keel laid april completed hull launched august commissioned service designed colonial service armed main battery centimeter guns cruising radius nautical miles auxiliary sailing rig supplement steam engines spent majority career overseas served german period assisted suppression revolt returned germany major overhaul decommissioned returned service tour abroad initially returned german patrolled south african waters protect german shipping second boer war outbreak boxer rebellion china prompted kaiserliche_marine send join european forces battling spent chinese waters blockading mouth suppressing local unrest ship returned germany major overhaul stint reserve ended career barracks ship world war target ship ultimately broken scrap design meters long overall beam draft forward displaced long tons combat load propulsion system consisted horizontal cylinder double expansion steam engines powered coal fired cylindrical water tube boilers provided speed knots mph range approximately nautical miles knots mph supplement steam engines fitted rig crew officers enlisted men ship armed guns single pedestal mounts supplied rounds ammunition total range guns mounted broadside gun armament rounded revolver cannon service history keel laid wilhelmshaven april completed hull launched august rear admiral gave launching speech commissioned sea trials lasted august formally placed service november assigned german assignment came following requests reinforcement august local commander naval forces region help suppress departed germany days later arrived december joined ships reinforced old sail leipzig deployment january bombarded rebel positions taking aboard day ran aground reef surrounding island ship remained stranded days leipzig british steamer arrived pull free took place blockade line prevent reaching rebels patrolled line march moved area corvette sent contingent naval infantry ashore attack rebel forces warships provided artillery support landing force corvette captain captain commanded operation returned launch attack engagements took place june july crew given respite conflict july august period rest refit port louis mauritius august returned blockade line german period frequently carried special trips october carried station commander survey colony northern border british kenya company british continued operate forces particularly support imperial commissioner forces end october joined sister ship early december present ceremonial reception ships involved settling border december mid january leipzig left leaving station went cape_town south_africa overhaul lasted march mid april following return cape_town returned supporting operations coastal area southern german carried period artillery pieces captured taken aboard eventually given colonial troops mid uprising finally suppressed conducted normal peacetime routine cruising coast german flag contracted malaria severely ill prompting return germany june recover arrived july command ship october presided ceremony memorial naval personnel killed revolt july ceded britain treaty development upset ordered killing europeans colony germans british launched expedition remained area observer end october june went rest crew promoted position deputy governor colony october replaced aboard ship departed visit bombay returning german january unrest required presence provide support anchored june october death sultan caused succession crisis forced vessels steam island help disputes january free return bombay repairs received order return germany arrived kiel august decommissioned august kiel took ship drydock extensive overhaul modernization remained service repair work completed april recommissioned tour german replace cruiser second deployment overseas april left germany arrived month half later june went cape_town periodic maintenance october mid november january towed disabled german steamer line donated sum navy improve sailors barracks october second boer war broke british south_africa cruiser sent south_africa protect german shipping british begun aggressively searching foreign prevent reaching despite presence cruisers german ships including imperial post freighter barque marie seized royal_navy caused major diplomatic incident led passage second naval law germany patrol south african waters stopped january cape_town tensions eased began suffer defeats early ordered leave east asian waters reinforce assist suppressing boxer rebellion china arrived chinese waters late september assigned blockade mouth spent period february march german concession returned blockade river ended june june returned september november underwent overhaul shanghai returned area riots province forced steam assist suppressing unrest april april left repairs shanghai july moored received order return germany august departed arrived danzig december decommissioned second time days later lengthy overhaul followed lasted later career remained reserve following completion overhaul october recommissioned use special purpose ship navy planned convert survey ship use abroad navy instead decided use replace old training ship outbreak world war august converted barracks ship based kiel served capacity target ship outside kiel stricken naval register december sold scrapping august ultimately broken scrap hamburg
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