"Yorck" was involved in another serious accident on 4 March 1913 during training exercises off Helgoland. The torpedo boat attempted to pass in front of the ship but failed to clear her in time; "Yorck"s bow tore a hole into "S178" that flooded her engine and boiler rooms. "S178" sank within a few minutes of the accident and 69 men were killed in the accident. "Yorck", the battleship , and the torpedo boat were only able to pull fifteen men from the sea. "Yorck" was only slightly damaged in the accident and continued with the maneuvers. "KAdm" Felix Funke and Bachmann alternated periods aboard "Yorck", with Funke flying his flag from 7 to 14 March, followed by Bachmann from 14 March to 1 May, and finally Funke from 1 to 17 May. "Yorck" thereafter steamed to Kiel, where on 21 May she was decommissioned, the last armored cruiser to serve with I Scouting Group. She thereafter underwent an overhaul and was placed in reserve. Most of her crew transferred to the newly completed battlecruiser .