 The accident cancelled the planned training cruise and "Falke" remained in commission only through 17 July, during which time she served as a fishery protection ship in the North Sea.The following year, "Falke" returned to commission on 1 April to serve as a tender for the "Marinestation der Nordsee" (North Sea Naval Station).She was involved in experiments with electrical lights aboard warships, and she was the first German warship to be fitted with a searchlight.