| 21.11.1905: |
Yorck
is commissioned. |
| 27.03.1906: |
Attached to the reconnaissance forces. |
| 07-28.02.1908: |
Atlantic voyage of the reconnaissance forces. During the voyage several wireless radio communication experiments are made. |
| July - August 1908: |
Another Atlantic voyage of the reconnaissance forces. |
| February 1909: |
Training voyage in the North Atlantic, including a visit to Vigo. |
| 31.03.1911: |
While being in the shipyard for repairs, a benzol explosion took place in one of the ships boiler rooms. |
| November 1911: |
Visit to Norway. |
| 02.11.1912: |
During a maneuver, one of the Yorck's
boats is destroyed by a mine explosion. |
| 04.03.1913: |
Yorck
rams the torpedo boat S178
which sinks after the collision. |
| 21.05.1913: |
Decommissioned and attached to the reserve fleet. |
| 12.08.1914: |
Put into active service again and used in the reconnaissance forces. |
| September 1914: |
Used for coastal patrol duties. |
| 02-04-11.1914: |
Covers fleet operation in the North Sea. On its way back to Germany, the ship runs into a German mine field, is hit by two mines and capsizes. 336 of the crew are lost. parts of the wreck were raised in 1929/30, 1965 and in the 1980s. |
