majesty ship sea eagle unprotected cruiser class member class ships built german kaiserliche_marine sister ships included lead ship built imperial shipyard danzig late launched february commissioned august year intended colonial service armed main battery centimeter guns speed knots mph spent entire career abroad following commissioning joined protected cruiser visit united_states anniversary discovery americas went german stationed returned germany briefly modernization assigned tour pacific participated suppression boxer rebellion china assignment pacific interrupted rebellion german prompted german_navy send remained years returning germany finally january spent thirteen years abroad modernization longest period continuous overseas service major german warship arriving germany decommissioned mobilized outbreak world war august old fighting value instead storage hulk outside wilhelmshaven april cargo mines exploded destroyed ship casualties wreck raised scrapping design meters long overall beam draft forward displaced long tons short tons combat load propulsion system consisted horizontal cylinder triple expansion steam engines powered coal fired cylindrical boilers provided speed mph range approximately nautical miles mph crew officers enlisted men ship armed quick firing guns single pedestal mounts supplied rounds ammunition total range guns placed forward broadside aft gun armament rounded revolver cannon equipped torpedo tubes torpedoes mounted deck service history named sea eagle laid imperial shipyard danzig late launched february originally named shipyard director gave launching speech completed june commissioned imperial_german_navy ship renamed august commissioned decided yacht instead began sea trials day october accidentally rammed armored corvette kiel suffered light damage trials lasted november formally entered service fleet march commissioning slated replace german protected cruiser conducted good visit united_states celebration anniversary columbus voyage atlantic ships left kiel march mistaken estimate coal necessary cross atlantic ran fuel route took cruiser tow halifax coal cruisers reached april ships navies including navy arrived major celebration new_york harbor reviewed president united_states attracted particular attention yacht like appearance conclusion festivities united_states steamed atlantic azores proceeding mediterranean_sea red_sea met june proceeded bombay india period routine maintenance lasted july august cruiser finally arrived station september dropped anchor met survey ship vessel september ships went group slave traders attacked small detachment police force stationed colonial army protection force unavailable reinforce police troops bombarded threat proceeded portuguese rebellion portuguese colony threatened german nationals residing city evacuated civilians took arrived november period transferred german new_guinea sister ships arrived german reinforce continue pacific remained area temporarily strengthen german naval force region observe damage german economic interests force prevent british supply port independent january took role east african coast january departed bombay boilers repaired major overhaul workers kiel sent work service departed bombay arriving detached allowed continue pacific rest year uneventful briefly involved political developments british december threatened german nationals investment million gold marks country german governor considered ordering contribute landing force protect german consul capital defeat raid rendered plan redundant remained tensions cooled mid february went cape town yearly overhaul completing repairs ordered german south west africa april assist suppressing local rebellion ship tasked shipment weapons british arms dealers rebels proceeded joined ships sent forces ashore defend city end month returned october steamed deposed following brief december called german consul attacked portuguese colonial police joined january strengthen force proceeded cape_town yearly overhaul following years proceeded january returned cape_town overhaul ordered return germany left days later arrived met replacing returned kiel june placed service july major overhaul danzig work changes included removing main mast cutting rigging schooner rig october recommissioned ordered replace sister south seas station departed kiel october stopped october force government german financial damages proceeded germany south pacific colonies arriving november deployment pacific following arrival pacific went january response murder european businessmen natives starting january took cruise tour german holdings area lasted weeks stops included recently purchased spain cruise followed met ships toured islands governor chief aboard july following outbreak boxer rebellion china previous year sent assist western suppression arrived concession joined ships spent following months chinese armored cruiser protected cruiser april ordered steam island assist stranded postal steamer pair managed pull steamer free time arrived cruiser crew assisted repairs ship damaged hull returned resumed patrols chinese period visited japanese duties lasted end operations china crew suffered casualty enemy action january sister arrived place east asian waters allowing return underwent periodic overhaul outside tokyo japan august september following outbreak russo japanese war february recalled prepared possible hostilities involving germany period replaced cruisers joined old consort survey vessel early conducted goodwill visits philippines dutch_east_indies indonesia returning april june russo japanese war winding following decisive japanese victory battle detached permitting return route station area received order return africa stop august presence necessary help major uprising rebellion broken july ran aground twice singapore way incidents caused damage arrived october mid october sent landing party ashore protect coastal telegraph line mid december returned proceeding january cruiser january overhaul cape_town followed february march time situation light cruiser sent suppress uprising sent germany remained region formally assigned early october corvette captain served ship commanding officer hold position june joined february march underwent overhaul cape_town proceeded german south west africa stopping bay cruised march early april april period dockyard repairs followed september time bombay rest continued years significant event came early november pulled hamburg bremen steamer free ran aground mayor cape_town hosted british protected cruiser end december princes bavaria visited overseas tour later service january departed time bound germany spent nearly thirteen half years abroad longest period overseas service major german warship replacement sister arrived route stopped january arrived kiel march moved danzig decommissioned reclassified outbreak world war august reduced hulk storing naval mines longer fit active service towed wilhelmshaven anchored outer april cargo exploded moored jade outside wilhelmshaven explosion destroyed ship casualties wreck raised
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