▁High ▁Se as ▁Fle et ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁Reich stag ▁( Im per ial ▁Diet ) ▁cut ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁vessel . ▁She ▁was ▁str icken ▁from ▁the ▁naval ▁register ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁ship ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁renamed ▁H ulk ▁C ▁and ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁sh ipping ▁company . ▁The ▁firm ▁converted ▁her ▁into ▁a ▁l ighter ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁severe ▁lack ▁of ▁merchant ▁vessels ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁under ▁her ▁original ▁name , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁broken ▁up . ▁ ▁Charlotte ▁ ▁Charlotte ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁sail ing ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁n avy ; ▁she ▁was ▁author ized ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁N ix e , ▁and ▁like ▁N ix e , ▁she ▁had ▁little ▁value ▁as ▁a ▁war ship . ▁The ▁sail ing ▁rig ▁was ▁retained ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁because ▁the ▁n avy ▁intended ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁ship ▁for ▁training ▁and ▁it ▁still ▁regarded ▁sail ▁training ▁as ▁important ▁for ▁ship ▁cre ws . ▁Charlotte ▁was ▁essentially ▁a ▁repeat ▁of ▁the ▁B ism ar ck ▁design , ▁with ▁a ▁slightly ▁greater ▁disp lacement ▁and ▁heav ier ▁arm ament . ▁Though ▁Charlotte ▁spent ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁ship , ▁she ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁international ▁inc