 She remained in service until 13 October, when she was decommissioned for the winter.The ship was recommissioned briefly in early 1870 for use as a harbor vessel in Kiel.She was mobilized after the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in July and she served as the flagship of "Konteradmiral" (Rear Admiral) Eduard Heldt, the commander of the "Marinestation der Ostsee" (Naval Station of the Baltic Sea).