Bussard-class cruiser was present in the Caribbean during the Spanish–American War in 1898, though she took no active role in the conflict. Between 1898 and 1900, "Bussard" and "Seeadler" were modernized in Germany. In 1900, "Seeadler" participated in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion in China, including a blockade of the Chinese coast. In December 1902, "Falke" and the protected cruiser joined British forces in the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03 after Venezuelan forces seized a British merchant ship. The two cruisers helped British warships bombard Venezuelan coastal fortifications and blockade the coast. "Cormoran" and "Geier" were modernized between 1907 and 1909; only
Russian cruiser Admiral Nakhimov (1885) to the Soviet Union, in return for the Kuril Islands to Japan. Russian cruiser Admiral Nakhimov (1885) Admiral Nakhimov (), was an armoured cruiser in the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Japanese War. She was named after Admiral Pavel Nakhimov. "Admiral Nakhimov" was ordered in 1881 as one of the first armoured cruisers. She was modeled after the British Royal Navy cruisers, which were armed with four 234 mm guns in a rhomboid layout. "Admiral Nakhimov" was considered a more successful design. Her main armament consisted of 203 mm guns, which were lighter and their number could be doubled. As