 "Falke" was recommissioned on 19 May 1875 for service as an aviso; by this time, experience with towed torpedoes had demonstrated to the German naval command that they were not effective weapons, and her originally envisioned role had been abandoned.She served with the ironclad training squadron from 3 June to the end of September.During this period, the squadron held maneuvers off Sassnitz that were observed by Kaiser Wilhelm I, during which "Falke" acted as a simulated enemy vessel.