iser ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Fle et ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁She ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁reserve ▁Third ▁Fle et ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁became ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Cru iser ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁reserve ▁Second ▁Fle et ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁began ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Cape ▁Ver de ▁Station ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁German ▁commerce ▁ra iders ▁while ▁protect ing ▁British ▁sh ipping . ▁Car nar von ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁squad ron ▁that ▁destroyed ▁the ▁German ▁East ▁Asia ▁Squadron ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁F alk lands . ▁She ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁Station ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁pat rol ▁against ▁German ▁ra iders ▁and ▁esc ort ▁con vo ys ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁training ▁ship ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁description ▁Car nar von ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁dis place ▁. ▁The ▁ship ▁had ▁an ▁overall ▁length ▁of ▁, ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁deep ▁dra ug ht ▁of ▁. ▁She ▁was ▁power ed ▁by ▁two ▁ 4 - cy l inder ▁triple - exp ansion ▁steam ▁engines , ▁each ▁driving ▁one ▁sh aft , ▁which ▁produced ▁a ▁total