| 07.10-23.12.1890: |
First trials. |
| 01.05.1891: |
Bussard
is commissioned. |
| 15.08.1891: |
The ship is sent to South East Asia. |
| 13.12.1891: |
Arrival in Sydney. |
| 31.12.1891: |
The Bussard
reaches its destination Samoa. |
| 17.02-01.04.1892: |
Repairs in Auckland. |
| 25.04.1892: |
Police operations in Nusa. |
| 06.08-16.09.1892: |
Repairs in Sydney. |
| 18.01-23.03.1893: |
Repairs in Auckland. |
| 14.06.1893: |
Police operations in Samoa |
| Nov 1893: |
Repairs in Auckland. |
| 24.03.1984: |
Bussard
meets with gun boat Sperber
in Sydney. |
| 15.05.1894: |
Arrival in Apia, followed by police operations. |
| 11.12.1894-12.02.1895: |
Repairs in Auckland. |
| 17.03.1895: |
Meeting with the gunboats Sperber
and Möwe
in Sydney. |
| 26.06.1895: |
Arival in Apia, cartography operations. |
| 30.01-01.05.1896: |
Repairs in Sydney. |
| - Jul 1896: |
Operations in the South Pacific.
|
| 27.07-Aug 1896: |
Stationed in Apia. |
| Jan 1897: |
Repairs in Auckland. |
| Feb-Mar 1897: |
Visit to Sydney. |
| Jun 1897: |
Visit to Sydney. |
| Sep-Oct 1897: |
Visit to Auckland. |
| Nov 1897-Feb 1898: |
Police operations in the Bismarck archipelago. |
| May-Sep 1898: |
Operations in the Marshal Islands. |
| 18.11.1898: |
Ordered back to Germany. |
| 09.04.1899: |
Arrival in Kiel. |
| 20.04.1899: |
Decommissioned in Danzig. |
| -Jun 1900: |
Modernisations, one mast is removed. |
| 26.06.1900: |
Recommissioned. |
| 10.07.1900: |
Together with 4 Linienschiffe of the Brandenburg
Class, the Bussard
is sent to China. During the journey, the Bussard
has to stop in Aden because of engine repairs |
| 04.09.1900: |
Arrival in Singapore. |
| -Sep 1901: |
Operations at the chinese coast. |
| 19.09-04.12.1901: |
Repairs in Nagasaki. |
| 19.12.1901: |
Arrival in Hong Kong. |
| 03.01-Apr 1902: |
Operations in Nederlands-India. |
| 09-28.04.1902: |
Visit to Hong Kong. |
| Apr 1903: |
Stationed at the Jantsekiang river. |
| 23.04.1903: |
Arrival in Tsingtau. |
| 24.06-31.08.1903: |
Visit to Kobe, Yokohama, Hakodate and Wladiwostok. |
| -Sep 1903: |
Stationed at the Jantsekiang river. |
| 29.09.1903: |
Arrival in Tsingtau. |
| -Apr 1904: |
Operations South East Asia. |
| 12.04.1904: |
Ordered to East Africa. |
| 30.06.1904: |
Arrival in Daressalam. |
| 13.07-31.08.1904: |
Operations in Mombasa. |
| 13.07-31.08.1904: |
Operations in Mozabique and Sansibar. |
| Feb-03.04.1905: |
Repairs in Cape Town. |
| 25.04-21.06.1905: |
Unsuccessful attempt to rescue the beached steamer Regina
. |
| 03-13.08.1905: |
Operations at the Rufiji river. Bussard
transports German troops. |
| -Oct 1905: |
Together with the unprotrcted cruier Seeadler
, the Bussard
is ued for troop transports and support operations in the area of Daressalam. |
| 16.10.1905: |
Transfer of German troops to Kiswere. |
| 09.12.1905-Jan 1906: |
Repairs at Daressalam. |
| -May 1906: |
Operations in East Africa. |
| 11.05-18.06.1906: |
Repairs in Cape Town. |
| -Feb 1907: |
Operations in East Africa. |
| 17.02-16.03.1907: |
Repairs in Cape Town. |
| 12.05-17.06.1908: |
Repairs in Durban. |
| 16.11-28.12.1908: |
Repairs in Cape Town. |
| 10.9-16.10.1909: |
Repairs in Cape Town, after that the ship returns to Daressalam. |
| 14.12.1909: |
The ship is ordered back to Germany because of its general state. |
| 26.02.1910: |
Arrival in Kiel. |
| 12.03.1910: |
Decommissioned in Danzig. |
| 25.10.1912: |
Stricken form fleet lists |
| 1913: |
Sold and scrapped. |
