| 01.10.1907: |
Hannover
is commisioned. |
| November 1907: |
Trials and fleet excercises in the North Sea. |
| 13.02.1908: |
Attached to the II. Squadron. |
| May & June 1908: |
Fleet excercises in the North Sea. |
| July - August 1908: |
Atlantic voyage, including a visit to the Azores. |
| September 1908: |
Autumn fleet excercises, after that the Hannover
is transferred to the I. Squadron. |
| November 1908: |
Exercises in the Baltic Sea. |
| May & June 1909: |
Fleet excercises in the North Sea. |
| July - August 1909: |
Summer voyage to Spain. |
| September 1909: |
Exercises in North and Baltic Sea. |
| November 1909: |
Exercises in North and Baltic Sea. |
| February 1910: |
Fleet excercises. |
| 01.04.1910: |
Transferred to Wilhlemshaven. |
| May 1910: |
Exercises in the North Sea. |
| July 1910: |
Summer voyage to Norway. |
| Oct. 1910: |
Exercises in the North Sea. |
| Nov 1910: |
Exercises in the Baltic Sea.
|
| May 1911: |
Exercises in the North Sea. |
| Jun 1911: |
Exercises in the North Sea. |
| Jul & Aug 1911: |
Summer voyage to Norway. |
| 03.10.1911: |
Hannover
is transferred to the II. Squadron in Kiel. |
| 27.4.1912: |
The ship becomes flagship of the II. Squadron. |
| Aug & Sep 1912: |
Autumn fleet excercises. |
| Summer 1913: |
Summer voyage to Norway. |
| 14-29.07.1914: |
Summer voyage to Norway. |
| November 1914: |
Repairs. |
| 15-15.12.1914: |
Operations at the Doggerbank. |
| 15.01.1915: |
During the cruiser battle st the Doggerbank, the Hannover
is called to assist, but is called back after a short time. |
| 17-18.04.1915: |
Part of the cover forces for a mine laying operation at the Swarte Bank. |
| 21-22.04.1915: |
Operations at the Doggerbank. |
| 28.06-12.07.1915: |
Refits in Kiel, an additional oil boiler is installed. |
| 11-12.09.1915: |
Unsuccesful fleet operations. |
| 23-24.10.1915: |
Unsuccesful fleet operations. |
| 24-25.04.1916: |
Part of the cover group in the operation against Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth |
| 31.05.1916: |
Battle at Jutland: As part of the 2nd Squardon, the Hannover fires 8 x 28cm and 22 x 17 cm shells and remains undamaged. |
| 04.11.1916: |
Sent to Kiel for repairs and refits, after that used as target ship in the Baltic Sea. |
| 21.03.1917: |
Some of the guns are removed. |
| 25.06 - 16.09. 1917: |
Rebuild as Sund-patrol ship. |
| 27.09.1917: |
Used as patrol ship at the Sund. |
| 17.12.1918: |
Decomissioned. |
| 1920-1921: |
Modernizations in Wilhlemshaven. |
| 10.02.1921: |
Commissioned as flagship of the naval forces in the Baltic Sea. |
| Jun/Jul 1921: |
Fleet excercises in the western Baltic Sea. |
| Autumn 1921: |
Visit to Farösund and Gotland. |
| Mar 1922: |
Ice emergency services in the Baltic Sea. |
| 23.05.1922: |
During a night excercise, Hannover
ramms the torpedo boat S18
, killing 10 sailors. |
| Summer 1922: |
Summer voyage to Finland |
| 18-22.10.1922: |
Visit to Stockholm. |
| 1923: |
Visit to Örnsköldsvik and Karlskrona. |
| Summer 1924: |
Atlantic voyage. |
| Dec 1924: |
On its way to Kiel, the Hannover collides with a buoy. With a floated engine room, the ship returns to Wilhelmshaven where it collides with the lock. |
| - Feb 1925: |
Repairs in Wilhlemshaven. |
| Jun 1926: |
Fleet excercises in the North Sea, followed by the summer voyage to Norway, including visits to Oslo and Ulvik. |
| Sep 1925: |
Autumn fleet excercises in the North Sea. |
| 13.05 - 18.06.1926: |
Voyage to the Mediterranian, visits to Palma de Mallorca, Cartagena and Vigo. |
| 28.06 - 01.07.1926: |
Visit to Helsingfors. |
| 04-05.09.1926: |
Visit to Skagen. |
| 11.10 - 16.12.1926: |
Atlantc voyage to Madeira, Las Palmas, St. Vincent, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Villagarcia, Amsterdam. |
| 01.03.1927: |
Decommissioned. |
| 25.02.1930: |
Recommissioned after several modernizations. |
| 02.04 - 18.06.1930: |
Voyage to Spain and Italy. |
| 20.05.1931: |
Fleet parade in front of Reichspräsident v. Hindenburg. |
| Jun 1931: |
Visit to the Sognefjord and Bergen. |
| Autumn 1931: |
Autumn fleet excercises. |
| 25.09.1931: |
Decommissioned. |
| 1944/1946: |
After the planned reconstuction as remote controlled target ship was not done, the ship was used for explosive tests and the wreck was scrapped in Bremerhaven. |
