[1] The ship was equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 10,000 ihp (7,500 kW) and produced a top speed of 20 knots (37 km/h).

Zeeland left the port of Flushing on 18 June that year for a series of trials on the North Sea.

After pumping, it was found that some bolts had broken off from where the flange of the tube of the starboard propeller axle was fastened to the hull.

[9] On 24 June 1905 Hertog Hendrik hit a coral reef near Matjidosteen while en route to the Gulf of Boni.

Armed sloops of Hertog Hendrik, Zeeland and Assahan protected the landing of Dutch forces near Patiro on 20 July 1905.

On 16 and 17 September, the ships bombarded the city of Denpasar and afterwards ground forces broke what resistance remained.

[11] On 2 July 1914 Zeeland left the port of IJmuiden for practice in the North and Baltic Sea.

Along the way the ship visited Tórshavn, New York, Curaçao, Colon, Panama, San Francisco, Honolulu, Yokohama and Nagasaki.