SMS Prinzess Wilhelm in Hong Kong

Source of the photo: The British cruiser "Powerful" : Hong Kong Harbor -- 1899 / 462 / 1899 | Philippine Photographs Digital Archive, Special Collections Research Center, University of Michigan | University of Michigan Library Digital Collections

Despite the handwritten capture, this obviously is not HMS Powerful (which had four funnels!)

The photo shows SMS Prinzess Wilhelm (SMS is German for His Majesty's Ship). The Prinzess Wilhelm was a protected cruiser commissioned in 1889. The ship was deployed to east Asian waters between 1895 and 1899. She played an active role in conquering the Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory in 1898. (Further reading: SMS Prinzess Wilhelm - Wikipedia)

 

Date picture taken
1899