sms sms majesty ship unprotected cruiser imperial_german_navy fourth member class included vessels cruiser keel laid hamburg launched february commissioned december year intended overseas duty armed main battery centimeter guns steam speed knots mph served abroad majority career german 1890s followed stint pacific_ocean 1900s present amid rising tensions britain second boer war frequently suppressed uprisings germany pacific island holdings decade outbreak world war badly worn returned germany march removed service converted storage hulk mines end world war discarded broken scrap 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 ordered replacement sms sunk hurricane hit laid shipyard hamburg outbreak cholera hamburg work ship difficult completed hull ready launching scheduled february vice admiral chief baltic station gave speech launching christened captain sea director wilhelmshaven ship accidentally launched tide coming earlier expected completed december year commissioned imperial_german_navy precautions cholera delayed beginning sea trials december october deployed german based replace major reasons sent pressure britain placing boer germany held interest able rapidly respond british actions region stationed frequently moved forth german eastern coast south_africa second boer war broke december january anchored capital portuguese june joined sister despite tensions germany britain went annual overhaul lasted august november returned german replaced sister late december british launched called prompted german_navy send january june sent rest crew called early return august november lay cape_town protests german consul led moving cruiser remained december february delegation cruiser sent opening ceremonies rail line built german funding period served cruiser january departed africa bound germany route north_sea responded distress signal german steamer south seas station germany underwent repairs hull propulsion system years later sent pacific replace june arrived singapore served sister old time converted survey ship helped suppress minor unrest july september april went sydney australia basic repairs carried imperial governor visit hawaii trip lasted august september annual sydney took place periods march march october sent southern conduct gunnery training gunfire intended force prevent local tribal chief german authorities concert jaguar participated suppression unrest september october operation carried contingent infantry island suppress tensions rival factions island early unrest broke absent light cruisers leipzig jaguar sent suppress uprising august searched unsuccessfully lost government steamer sailing brisbane met armored cruiser light cruisers july january went suppress leipzig october underwent basic repairs crisis november went order able quickly receive news recently constructed wireless station maintenance effected sydney march april year survey staff enlarged allow greater coastal survey work german december left request governor german new_guinea touch german scientific expedition december ship anchored empress river nmi upstream times base camp german empress river expedition situated returned december january reclassified basic repairs hull found bad condition order return germany came stationed november route protect german steamer hostile run aground coast fate arrived danzig march placed service starting reduced hulk storing naval mines kiel served capacity world war discarded post war reduction strength german navy stricken november sold scrapping april broken year hamburg
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