| 15.07.1914: |
First sea trial. |
| 20.07.1914: |
Second sea trial. |
| 30.07.1914: |
Großer Kurfürst
is commissioned and attached to the 3rd Battleship Squadron at the outbreak of the war. |
| 02-03.11.1914: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| 15-16.11.1914: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| 07.12.1914: |
Rams the battleship König
near Wilhelmshaven, both ships remained undamaged. |
| 23.01-11.02.1915: |
Exercises in the Baltic Sea. |
| 24.04-10.05.1915: |
Exercises in the Baltic Sea. |
| 23-24.10.1915: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| 05-26.12.1915: |
Exercises in the Baltic Sea. |
| 18-23.01.1916: |
Exercises in the Baltic Sea. |
| 12.02-03.03.1916: |
Repairs in Wilhelmshaven. |
| 05-06.03.1916: |
Operations at the Hooften. |
| 26.03.1916: |
Covers fleet operations at the Amrumbank. |
| 21-22.04.1916: |
Fleet Operations at the Horns Reef. |
| 24-25.04.1916: |
Covers battlecruiser coastal bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft. |
| 31.05.1916: |
Battle of Jutland: Großer Kurfürst
is hit 8 times, killing 15 crew members, 10 others are wounded. |
| 06.06-17.07.1916: |
Repairs at AG "Vulcan" in Hamburg. |
| 28.07-04.08.1916: |
Exercises in the Baltic Sea. |
| 18-19.08.1916: |
Raid against the British East Coast. |
| 19.10.1916: |
Operation in the Doggerbank area. |
| 21.10-03.11.1916: |
Exercises in the Baltic Sea. |
| 05.11.1916: |
Operation at the Danish West Coast, torpedoed by British submarine J1
. |
| 10.11.1916-09.02.1917: |
Repairs. |
| 09.02.1917: |
On its way to Kiel, the Großer Kurfürst runs aground. |
| 05.03.1917: |
Collision with the battleship Kronprinz Wilhelm
, bow of the Großer Kurfürst
is damaged. |
| -23.04.1917: |
Repairs. |
| 17.05-08..06.1917: |
Exercises in the Baltic Sea. |
| 11-19.10.1917: |
Operations near the Baltic Islands, hit by a mine, despite the damage, the ships continues its operation to bombard the batteries as Cape Ninnast. |
| -01.12.1917: |
Repairs in Wilhelmshaven. |
| 24-25.04.1918: |
Unsuccessful raid in the northern North Sea, the ship is damaged while entering Wilhelmshaven harbor after the operation. |
| 27.04-02.05.1918: |
Repairs in Wilhelmshaven. |
| 30.05.1918: |
Großer Kurfürst
runs aground near Helgoland, damaging one of the shafts. |
| -12.08.1918: |
Repairs in Wilhelmshaven. |
| 26.11.1918: |
Interned at Scapa Flow. |
| 21.06.1919: |
Scuttled by own crew at 13:30. |
| 1936: |
Wreck raised and broken down. |
