| 15.09.1903: |
Commissioned. |
| Sep 1903: |
Trials, decommissioned and remained at the Vulcan shipyard as material reserve for the other boats of the class. |
| Spring 1910: |
Recommissioned, sent to Wilhelmshaven. |
| 14.04.1910: |
Sent to West Africa. |
| 14.07.1910: |
Arrived in Duala, Cameroon. |
| since summer 1910: |
Colonial services in several West African ports. |
| 07.01.1911-06.03.1911: |
Repairs in Cadiz, Spain. |
| Jun - Nov 1911: |
Operating off the coast of Morocco. |
| Jan 1912: |
Eber
returns to Duala. |
| Mar 1912: |
Voyage to South Africa. |
| 29.03.1912: |
Arrived in Cape Town. |
| Aug - Sep 1912: |
Expedition into the Congo river. |
| Nov 1912: |
Together with the Panther
and small cruiser Bremen
, the Eber
is sent to Monrovia to protect German citizens and interests. |
| Feb 1913: |
Returned to Duala. |
| May- Jun 1913: |
Sent back to Germany for repairs in Wilhelmshaven. |
| 25.06.1913: |
Sent to West Africa again. |
| Spring 1914: |
Surveys in the Gulf of Guinea. |
| Jul 1914: |
Repairs in Cape Town. |
| 30.07.1914: |
Because of the war threat in Europe, the Eber
is ordered back to Germany. |
| 02.08.1914: |
Arrived in the Lüderitzbay. The Eber
is ordered to cross the Atlantic to South America and equip a ship as an auxiliary cruiser. |
| 20.08.1914: |
Arrived at the Island of Trinidada, 900 miles off the Brazilian coast. |
| 23.08.1914: |
The Eber's
guns are mounted on the German passenger ship Cap Trafalger
which is taken over by most of the Eber
crew. |
| 14.09.1914: |
The disarmed Eber
arrives at Bahia, Brazil. With a crew of 15 the ship stays in the neutral country. |
| 26.10.1917: |
After Brazil entered the war on allied side, the Eber
is set on fire and scuttled by its remaining crew . |
