| April - May 1892: |
Trials and final construction. |
| 19.06.1892: |
Attached to the Maneuver Squadron (Manövergeschwader). |
| 30.7.-08.08.1892: |
Escorts the Imperial yacht Kaiseradler
during the Cowes-Race. |
| Autumn 1892: |
Participation in the first autumn fleet maneuvers. |
| 1893: |
Attached to the 2nd Division |
| 1894: |
Used as a training ship. |
| 02.10.1894-01.08.1895: |
Repairs because of major boiler problems. |
| Oct - Nov 1895: |
Autumn fleet maneuvers and two voyages in the Baltic Sea. |
| 13.10.1896: |
After the annual autumn fleet maneuvers, the Beowulf
breaks down with a major engines failure. |
| -03.08.1897: |
Repairs in Kiel and Wilhelmshaven. |
| 13.09.1897: |
Autumn fleet maneuvers, again a major engine breakdown takes place. |
| -01.10.1897: |
Repairs in Wilhelmshaven. |
| 31.05.-11.06.1898: |
Voyage to Molde, Norway. |
| 12-19.11.1898: |
Voyage to Gravesend. |
| 15.05.1900: |
Decommissioned because of a major reconstruction. The ship is cut into two pieces and a additional segment is added. |
| 01.07.1902: |
Recommissioned after trials. |
| Autumn 1902: |
Autumn fleet maneuvers. |
| 25.09.1902: |
Decommissioned |
| 08.07.1903: |
Recommissioned and participation in the annual fleet maneuvers. |
| 23.09.1904: |
Decommissioned. |
| Jul - Sep 1909: |
Recommissioned for three months, used during fleet maneuvers. |
| 12.08.1914: |
At the outbreak of World War I, Beowulf
is put into active service again and used for coastal defence
duties. |
| 04.05.1915: |
Sent into the Baltic Sea. |
| May - Jul 1915: |
Beowulf
is conducting several coastal bombardments in the Baltic Sea. |
| 12.07-08.09.1915: |
Repairs. |
| 08.09.1915: |
Sent back into the North Sea and used for coastal defence again. |
| 12.03.1917: |
Decommissioned. |
| Dec 1917 - Mar 1918: |
Used as an ice breaker in the Baltic Sea. |
| 27.05.-24.07.1918 : |
Repairs. |
| 30.11.1918: |
Put out of service in Danzig. |
| 1921: |
Scrapped. |
