| 17.02.1903: |
Commissioned. |
| -05.04.1903: |
Training and trials. |
| 05.04.1903: |
Attached to the 1st Cruiser Squadron. |
| -23.04.1903: |
Training and trials. |
| 07.05-10.06.1903: |
Voyage to Spain and France. |
| Jul 1903: |
Training voyage to Norway. |
| Sep 1903: |
Repairs and refits in Wilhelmshaven. |
| Nov - Dec 1904: |
Fleet exercises with the Hochseeflotte in North and Baltic Sea. |
| Jan 1904: |
Fleet exercises with the Hochseeflotte in North Sea. |
| Mar 1904: |
Exercises with the reconnaissance forces in the North Sea. |
| May - Jun 1904: |
Fleet exercises with the Hochseeflotte in North Sea. |
| Jul - Aug 1904: |
Voyage to Britain, the Netherlands and Norway. |
| Aug - Sep 1904: |
Autumn fleet maneuvers. |
| Nov - Dec 1904: |
>Fleet exercises in the Baltic Sea. |
| 26-28.08.1905: |
Meeting with the British Channel Squadron at Swinemünde. |
| Sep - Oct 1905: |
Repairs in Wilhelmshaven. |
| Sep 1906: |
Participation at a fleet parade. |
| 19.01.1908: |
Decommissioned. |
| Summer 1912 - Jan 1913: |
Refits in Wilhelmshaven, four main guns are removed and 10 additional 3,7 cm guns are installed. |
| 25.08.1914: |
Commissioned and attached to the IVth reconnaissance group. |
| 28.08.1914: |
Battle in the German Beight. While covering returning patrol boats, the cruiser is attacked by the British cruiser Arethusa and 6 destroyers. Frauenlob is hit 10 times. |
| 03-04.12.1914: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| 11.12.1914: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| 17-18.11.1914: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| Mar 1915: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| Apr 1915: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| May 1915: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| Sep 1915: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| > Oct 1915: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| 23.03.1916: |
Fleet operations in the North Sea. |
| 31.05.1916: |
Battle of Jutland: during the night battle, the Frauenlob is hit by a torpedo of the British cruiser Southampton. The German cruiser capsizes and sinks at 23:35, only 9 crew members are rescued. |