 The ship remained out of service until 1 April 1892, when she was reactivated for a cruise in the Baltic and North Seas under the command of "Korvettenkapitän" ("KK"—Corvette Captain) Felix Stubenrauch.In August and September, she took part in the annual fleet maneuvers, and beginning on 3 October, she participated in the winter cruise, which this time went to the West Indies and Venezuela.While in the Caribbean Sea, the German squadron met the French West Indies Squadron and exchanged formal visits between the squadrons' commanders.