sms majesty ship unprotected cruiser imperial_german_navy built 1880s lead ship class included vessels cruiser keel laid launched january commissioned october year intended overseas duty armed main battery centimeter guns steam speed knots mph served abroad majority career east asia division german decade 20th century relatively peaceful career major action came stationed asia assisted suppressing local revolt returned germany remained service years stricken october scrapped following year hamburg 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 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 laid imperial shipyard danzig contract launched january fitting work completed quickly new cruiser ready commissioning imperial fleet october served overseas stations early career served july sister ship assisted suppression local revolt led joined old british corvette vessels bombarded rebel positions july forcing surrender taken capital remained ensure supporters returned germany arriving march return voyage carried tropical birds berlin garden arrival went drydock danzig reconstruction barque rig cut sail schooner rig new larger conning tower structure built work completed returned service sent china response boxer rebellion earlier year route china august boiler room exploded aboard blown explosion killed sailors seriously wounded men arriving china took attack sisters crew suffered casualties campaign assigned german unprotected cruiser german warships africa time elderly wolf ships stationed remained station replaced sister period served ship navigation officer held position years transferred german west_africa sisters took place alongside remained africa returned germany second final time remained active service brief time stricken naval register october broken scrap following year hamburg
SMS Bussard