 On 30 September, Karpf was replaced by "Kommodore" Hugo Langemak, and he took the ship on another patrol to the coast of Gotland from 5 to 6 October.After returning to port, Langemak transferred to the light cruiser "Augsburg".The Reconnaissance Unit conducted further sweeps into the northern Baltic over the next week, and on 12 October "Bremen" towed the seaplane tender "Answald" free after she ran aground.