  cm ▁guns ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁three ▁ 1 0 . 5 ▁cm ▁SK ▁L / 4 5 ▁naval ▁guns . ▁The ▁ship ▁had ▁a ▁complement ▁of ▁ 8 5 ▁officers ▁and ▁men . ▁ ▁Service ▁S 5 0 ▁first ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea ▁after ▁commission ing , ▁and ▁when ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁seven ▁Russian ▁destroy ers ▁led ▁by ▁ ▁attacked ▁German ▁pat rol ▁boats ▁off ▁Wind au ▁( now ▁Vent sp ils ▁in ▁Lat via ), ▁s inking ▁the ▁auxili ary ▁pat rol ▁boat ▁Nor burg , ▁S 5 0 ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁German ▁tor ped o ▁boats ▁and ▁cru is ers ▁that ▁sort ied ▁in ▁response , ▁but ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁escaped ▁un sc athed . ▁ ▁S 5 0 , ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Tor ped o ▁Bo at ▁Fl ot illa , ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Bomb ard ment ▁of ▁Y arm outh ▁and ▁Low esto ft ▁on ▁ 2 4 – 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁where ▁she ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁esc ort ▁for ▁the ▁battle c ru is ers ▁of ▁the ▁I ▁Sc out ing ▁Group . ▁At ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁J ut land ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May – 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁S 5 0 ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Half - F lot illa , ▁ 6 th ▁Tor ped o ▁Bo at