On 9 May 1865 "Adolf van Nassau" left Batavia again. On 9 June she anchored in Simon's Town near Cape Town. On 17 June she celebrated the birthday of the queen with salutes and a dinner, and then left for Vlissingen. On 15 August "Adolf" reached Texel and entered Nieuwediep. On board were 600 men, many of them returning on leave, or declared unfit for further service. There were 49 sick on board, 1 patient had been left in Simon's Town, and 2 people had died during the trip. On board were also 11 prisoners and 6 Colonists who had failed to succeed on the Cape. "Adolf" brought 7 guns and 1 field gun captured from the Japanese in the Shimonoseki campaign.