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
Italian cruiser Calatafimi of the Reserve Squadron, which also included the ironclads and "Lepanto" and the protected cruiser . In 1898, "Calatafimi" was assigned to the Reserve Squadron, which included the ironclads "Lepanto", "Francesco Morosini", and "Ruggiero di Lauria", three protected cruisers, and the torpedo cruiser . The following year, she returned to the Active Squadron, where she served with six ironclads, the armored cruiser , the protected cruiser , and "Goito". The ship was sold for scrap in March 1907 and subsequently broken up. Italian cruiser Calatafimi Calatafimi was a torpedo cruiser of the built for the Italian "Regia Marina" (Royal Navy)