| 03.05.1896: |
Engine trials. Due to engine problems, several trials are required. |
| 19.09.1896: |
Decomissioned and put into reserve status. |
| 10.03.1898: |
Commissiond as aviso for the 1. division of the 1. Squadron. |
| 14.06-31.07.1898: |
Used as escort of the Imperial Yacht Hohenzollern
on its nordic voyage. |
| 17.09-08.12.1898: |
Together with the armored cruiser Herta
, the Hela
escorts the Imperial Yacht Hohenzollern
on its voyage to Palestine. |
| 1899: |
Participation in the Atlantic voyage of the 1. Squadron. |
| Jun-Jul 1889: |
Escort of the Imperial Yacht Hohenzollern
to Scandinavia. |
| 28.08.1899: |
Hela
damages one prop in Neufahrwasser. |
| -04.09.1899: |
Repairs in Kiel. |
| Sep 1899: |
Escort of the Imperial Yacht Hohenzollern
to Sweden. |
| 17-30.11.1899: |
Together with the battleship Friedrich III
, the Hela
escorts the Imperial Yacht Hohenzollern
on its voyage to England. |
| Dec 1899: |
Participation in the Skagerak voyage of the 1. Squadron. |
| 04.07.1900: |
Sent to South East Asia. |
| Aug 1900: |
Arrival in China. |
| Nov 1900: |
Operations at Wusung.
|
| Dec 1900: |
Operations at Jangtse and Shanghai. |
| Jan 1901: |
Operations at Tschingkiang. |
| Feb-Mar 1901: |
Operations at Shangahi and Tsingtau. |
| 01.06.1901: |
Together with Linienschiff-Division, the Hela
sails back to Germany. |
| 11.08.1901: |
Arrival in Wilhlemshaven. |
| 26.08-16.09.1901: |
Participation in the Autumn fleet excercises. |
| May 1902: |
Hela
escorts the damaged cruiser Amazone
back to Kiel. |
16.10-21.12.1902:
|
Reconstruction in Kiel, as the ship has been shown as too weakly armed for the role of a fleet cruiser. |
| 31.01.1903: |
Used in its new role as training ship for smaller guns. |
| 25.04.1903: |
Decomissioned because of the bad boiler conditions. |
| -1910: |
Boilers are replaced, a second funnel is installed. |
| 01.10.1910: |
Commisisoned as fleet tender. |
| 14-18.10.1910: |
Trials. |
| 29-30.03.1911: |
During a night excercise, Hela
rams the torpedo boat S121
. Both ships are slightly damaged. |
| 05.09.1911: |
After a fleet parade, Hela transports the Austrian-Hungarian fleet commander to Helgoland and Wilhlemshaven. |
| 01.04.1912: |
Relocated to Kiel. |
Aug 1914:
|
After the outbreak of World War I, Hela
is used for patrol duties in the German Beight as part of the IV. Reconnaisance group. |
| 13.09.1914: |
Hela
is torpedoed by the British submarine E9
on its way from Helgoland to Wilhlemshaven. The ship sinks after 25 minutes, all but two crew memeber could get rescued. |
