| 28.10.1893: |
Hildebrand
begins its trials. The trials had to be stopped because of boiler problems. |
| 13.12.1893: |
Used as guard ship in Kiel, followed by repairs. |
| 01.08.1894: |
Recommissioned. |
| 05.08.1894: |
Attached to the North Sea Reserve Division. |
| Autumn 1894: |
Participation in the autumn fleet maneuvers. |
| 22.09-24.10.1894: |
Trials in the Baltic Sea. |
| 27.10.1894: |
Used as in the North Sea Reserve Division in Wilhlemshaven. |
| 19.08-15.09.1894: |
Participation in the autumn fleet maneuvers. |
| 27.09.1894: |
Decommissioned. |
| Autumn 1896: |
The ship is recommissioned for participation in the autumn fleet maneuvers. |
| 15.09.1896: |
Decommissioned. |
| 03.08.1897: |
Recommissioned. |
| 21.09.1897: |
After the autumn fleet excercises, the ship is decommissioned. |
| 01.08.1898: |
Recommissioned. |
| 22.09.1898: |
After the autumn fleet excercises, the ship is decommissioned. |
| 26.03.1899: |
Recommissioned. |
| May 1899: |
Voyage to Norway. |
| 15.08-15.09.1899: |
Participation in the autumn fleet maneuvers. |
| 02.10.1899: |
Decommissioned in Danzig, prepeared for reconstruction. |
| 16.06.1901: |
The ship's hull is cut into two pieces and a new midship section is inserted. |
| 01.07.1902: |
Hildebrand
is recommissioned. |
| 30.07.1902: |
Used as Flagship of the II. Squadron. |
| 17.08-18.9.1902: |
Autumn fleet excercises. |
| -End of 1902: |
Operations in the Baltic Sea. |
| 30.08-12.09.1903: |
Fleet excercises. |
| 22.09.1903: |
Flagship of the re-formed II. Squadron. |
| Jul-Aug 1904: |
Autumn fleet excercises. |
| 23.09.1904: |
Decommissioned in Danzig. |
| Summer 1909: |
Recommissioned, attached to the 3rd Sqaudron formed by the coast defense ships. |
| 15.09.1909: |
Decommissioned in Danzig. |
| 12.08.1914: |
Recommissioned after the outbreak of the war, attached to the 6th squadron formed by the coast defense ships Heimdall
, Hildebrand
, Hagen
, Frithjof
, Aegir
, Odin
, Beowulf
and Siegfried
. |
| 21.08.1914: |
Sent to Kiel. |
| Sep 1914: |
Coast defence operations with the VI. Squadron in the German Beight. |
| 02-03.11.1914: |
Standby for the fleet operation to Yarmouth and Lowestroft. |
| 28.09.1914: |
Hildebrand
assists the coast defence ship Hagen
which had run aground. |
| 09.12.1914: |
While trying to assit the Answald
, the Hildebrand
runs aground, too and could only be saved the next day. |
| 12.12.1914-06.04.1915: |
Repairs in Wilhelmshaven. |
| -Aug 1915: |
Coast defence operations with the VI. Squadron in the German Beight. |
| 11.01.1916: |
Sent to Kiel. |
| 16.01.1916: |
Decommissioned. |
| -1919: |
Used as a floating barrack in Libau and Windau. |
| 17.06.1919: |
Stricken form fleet list and sold to the Netherland for scrap. |
| 21.12.1919: |
Being towd to the Netherlands, the ship beaches during a storm near Scheveningen. |
| 1933: |
Wreck is broken down. |
