| 12.12.1903: |
Friedrich Carl
is commissioned. |
| 12.03 - 17.05.1904: |
Used as escort for the passenger ship König Albert
during the Spain and Mediterranean voyage of Kaiser Wilhelm II. |
| May 1904: |
Attached to the reconnaissance forces of the battle fleet. |
| Jun - Aug 1904: |
Training voyage to Dutch, English and Norwegian harbors. |
| Aug 1904: |
Fleet exercises in North and Baltic Sea. After that the ship training and trials of the ship are completed. |
| 23.03 - 26.05.1905: |
Used as escort for the passenger ship Hamburg during the Mediterranean voyage of Kaiser Wilhelm II. |
| Jul 1905: |
Summer voyage of the fleet to Sweden. |
| Feb 1906: |
Training in Danish waters. |
| 05.03 1908: |
Decommissioned. |
| 01.03.1909: |
Recommissioned as torpedo test ship. |
| Winter 1911 - 1912: |
Used an an auxiliary ice breaker in the Baltic Sea. |
| 31.07.1914-21.08.1914: |
Put temporarily out of service due to necessary repairs. |
| Sep 1914: |
The ship is attached to the Baltic fleet and takes part in several operations. |
| 17.11.1914: |
The ship is hit by two mines in a mine field laid by four russian mine layers on 05.11.1914. Although the ship was kept afloat for several hours it finally capsized. Most of the crew was rescued by the Light Cruiser Augsburg
. |
