 "Gneisenau" departed Lamu on 6 September and went to Kismayu, before proceeding on to Zanzibar four days later.In the meantime, Paschen had been instructed to form a second cruiser squadron, which was to consist of his flagship "Stosch", along with "Gneisenau" and "Prinz Adalbert".The squadron was to proceed to the Caroline Islands, which were at the center of a dispute between Germany and Spain.