 During this period, on 26 April, following an explosion aboard the artillery school ship in the Schillig roadstead, "Falke" ferried wounded crewmen from the ship to Wilhelmshaven.She was sent to western Scotland on 7 July to assist the HAPAG steamer that was in distress, though by the time "Falke" arrived, a British steamer had come to "Vandalia"s aid.She was decommissioned for the year on 25 August, remaining out of service for the next two years.