ake ▁was ▁Princess ▁Marie ▁of ▁Schwar zburg - R ud ol stadt , ▁who ▁married ▁Frederick ▁Francis ▁II , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁Me ck len burg - Sch wer in ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁Marie ▁was ▁sent ▁abroad ▁immediately ▁after ▁entering ▁service , ▁initially ▁to ▁South ▁America , ▁where ▁she ▁picked ▁up ▁the ▁German ▁participants ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁International ▁Pol ar ▁Year ▁at ▁South ▁Georgia ▁Island . ▁After ▁obser ving ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Deutsch - Ne ug u inea ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ; ▁this ▁deployment ▁was ▁cut ▁short ▁when ▁she ▁ran ▁a ground ▁off ▁Neu - Me ck len burg ▁and ▁was ▁badly ▁dam aged , ▁necess it ating ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁Germany ▁for ▁extensive ▁rep airs . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁react iv ated ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁over se as ▁tour ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Chile ▁to ▁protect ▁German ▁national s ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Chile an ▁Civil ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁before ▁joining ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁sister ▁ships ▁off ▁Brazil ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Revol ta ▁da ▁Arm ada ▁( Re vol t ▁of ▁the ▁Fle et ) ▁there . ▁The ▁three ▁ships ▁were ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁East ▁Asia ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁where ▁they ▁formed ▁the ▁nucle