The five surviving vessels were again used in combat with the start of World War I, during the Battle of Tsingtao and in the operations to seize German colonial possessions in the South Pacific.
The five surviving vessels were again used in combat with the start of World War I, during the Battle of Tsingtao Halpern. A "Naval History of World War I" and in the operations to seize German colonial possessions in the South Pacific.