 In poor condition by the late 1860s, "Loreley" was heavily rebuilt in 1869–1873, leading some historians to treat the vessel as two different ships.In 1879, the ship was sent to Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, to serve as the station ship there, a right enjoyed by all of the European Great Powers after the Crimean War (which was intended to counter Russian expansionism at the expense of the Ottomans).She served there for the rest of her career.