 She initially joined "Stein" for the return voyage to Germany in early 1897, but while en route "Gneisenau" was ordered to Tangier to enforce German claims for compensation for a German banker who had been murdered in the country in December 1896.She arrived there on 27 February 1897, and was able to leave on 2 March, her mission having been accomplished in that time.After arriving in Kiel on 25 March, she went into drydock on 4 April for an overhaul, which was completed by mid-May; on 17 May, she began another training cruise in the Baltic.