Complex sentence: The steam frigate had been decommissioned in 1888 and was scheduled to be broken up in 1908 but was instead saved, restored and placed in the Bay of Aarhus in front of the faigrounds as a scenic display.
Split into simpler sentences: The steam frigate had been decommissioned in 1888 and was scheduled to be broken up in 1908. The ship was saved and restored and placed in the Bay of Aarhus in front of the faigrounds as a scenic display.