After entering service , Iltis was sent abroad , to Germany 's main naval force in Asia , the East Asia Squadron .
She was launched on 4 August 1898 and commissioned into the German fleet on 1 December that year .
After entering service , Iltis was sent abroad , to German 's main naval force in Asia , the East Asia Squadron .
She was launched on 4 August 1898 and commissioned into the German fleet on 1 December that year .