 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Nheyo yeLeopard yakaiswa muna January 1885 pachiteshi chengarava cheArmstrong muElswick muBritain. Chikepe chake chakanga chapera chakabudiswa musi wa 10 September gore iroro, uye basa rokugadzira rakapedzwa musi wa 31 March 1886. Musi waApril 1, vashandi veAustria-Hungary vakatora ngarava ndokuenda kumusha, vachisvika muPola musi waMay 2. Paakasvika, akaendeswa kunovakwa ngarava kuti agadziriswe zvombo zvake, kubatanidza zvigadziko zvake zve torpedo muna 1887. Akatora chikamu mumitambo yegore negore yezvikepe muna 1888, pamwe chete ne ironclads,,, uye cruisers uye. Gore iroro, Leopard naPanther vakabatana nechikwata chaisanganisira zvikepe zvehondo zvehondo zvehondo dzehondo dzehondo dzehondo. Iri raiva boka guru revaAustria-Hungary Navy rakanga raita basa kunze kweAdriatic. Pavaidzokera kumba, Nyati, Custoza, Kaiser Max, uye Prinz Eugen vakamira muMalta. 