| 29.11.1904: |
Elsass
is commissioned. |
| 15.12.1904: |
During the trials, the rudder is damaged. |
| -Feb 1905: |
Repairs. |
| - May 1905: |
Trials and training. After that, the ship is attached to the 2nd Squadron. |
| May 1905: |
Squadron operation in the North and Baltic Sea. |
| July - Aug 1905: |
Summer voyage of the fleet, including visits to Göteborg and Stockholm. |
| Sep 1905: |
Collision with the artillery training ship Schwaben
, both ships are slightly damaged. |
| Dec 1905: |
Fleet operations in the Baltic Sea. |
| 1906-1907: |
Elsass
takes part in all fleet exercises and operations. |
| 28.04.1908: |
An exploding grenade kills 3 crew members, 6 others are wounded. |
| Jul - Aug 1908: |
Summer voyage to the North Atlantic, including a visit to Las Palmas. |
| Jul - Aug 1909: |
Summer voyage to the North Atlantic, including a visit to El Ferrol. |
| 14.12.1910: |
Used for coastal defenses in the North Sea. |
| 03.10.1911: |
The ship is attached to the 1st Squadron. |
| 23.03.1912: |
During exercises in the North Sea, the Elsass
rams the Swedish steamer Pollux
which sinks after the collision. |
| Apr 1912: |
Used as a target ship for the Blücher
near the Faroers Islands. |
| 29.04.1912: |
Removed form the 1st Squadron, crew is reduced. |
| 08.12.1912: |
Attached to the 5th Division. |
| Jan - Mar 1913: |
Exercises in the North and Baltic Sea. |
| 13.05.1913: |
Decommissioned, transferred to the Baltic Sea. |
| 31.07.1914: |
Recommissioned and attached to the 4th Squadron. |
| 26.08.1914: |
Together with the Roon
, Prinz Adalbert
and Gazelle
, the Elsass
is send to assist the beached cruiser Magdeburg
. After the destruction of the small cruiser, the operation is cancelled. |
| 02-09.09.1914: |
Operation in the eastern Baltic Sea. |
| 11-20.09.1914: |
Patrols at the Elbe estuary. |
| 05.12.1914-01.04.1915: |
Repairs. |
| 24-28.02.1915: |
Sent to the Baltic Sea. |
| 02.04.1915: |
Repairs in Kiel. |
| 26.04-16.05.1915: |
Again sent to the North Sea, patrols at the Elbe estuary. |
| 27.05.-04.07.1915: |
Sent to the Baltic Sea. |
| 05.07.1915: |
Operations in the eastern Baltic Sea. |
| 18-19.07.1915: |
Operations in the eastern Baltic Sea, collision with the torpedo boat G175
. |
| 08.08.1915: |
Short engagement with the Russian battleship Slava
. |
| 10.07.1916: |
Because of crew shortages, the crew of the Elsass
is reduced. |
| 25.07.1916: |
Used as stationary training ship in Kiel. |
| 20.06.1918: |
Decommissioned. |
| 15.02.1924: |
Recommissioned with reduced armament. |
| 06-13.07.1924: |
Visit to Vigo. |
| 19.-24.06.1925: |
Visit to Oslo. |
| 26-30.06.1925: |
Visit to Odde. |
| May - Jun 1926: |
Exercises in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. |
| Apr - May 1927: |
Exercises in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. |
| Winter 1928/29: |
Because of the cold winter, the Elsass
is used as a Ice-breaker in the Baltic Sea. |
| 25.02.1930: |
Decommissioned. |
| 1936: |
Ship is scrapped. |
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