▁she ▁began ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁South ▁American ▁ports ▁along ▁the ▁western ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁continent , ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁Puerto ▁San ▁José , ▁Gu atem ala . ▁While ▁in ▁Cal la o , ▁Peru , ▁the ▁ship ▁received ▁orders ▁to ▁steam ▁to ▁Sam oa ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁Pacific ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁September . ▁▁ ▁She ▁was ▁to ▁rein force ▁the ▁German ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁German ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁Kaiser - Wil hel ms land ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁eastern ▁shore ▁of ▁New ▁Guinea ▁from ▁British ▁ob jections , ▁which ▁failed ▁to ▁material ize . ▁She ▁reached ▁Ap ia ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁October , ▁and ▁while ▁there , ▁her ▁presence ▁helped ▁to ▁co er ce ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Sam oa ▁into ▁allowing ▁Hand els - und ▁Plant agen - G es ellschaft ▁der ▁Süd see - In sel n ▁zu ▁Hamburg ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁Sam o an ▁tre as ury ▁and ▁police . ▁She ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 4 ▁November , ▁when ▁she ▁depart ed ▁for ▁a ▁cru ise ▁to ▁Mel anes ia , ▁part ▁of ▁Deutsch - Ne ug u inea , ▁Germany ' s ▁colonial ▁holding ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁Pacific . ▁She ▁rende z vous ed ▁with ▁the ▁cor v ette ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁gun bo at ▁ ▁in ▁Mel anes ia . ▁Marie ▁anch ored ▁first ▁at ▁Mat up i ▁in ▁Neu - P omm ern , ▁where ▁she ▁rel ieved ▁Elisabeth , ▁which ▁then ▁ste amed ▁to ▁East ▁Asian ▁waters . ▁ ▁While