After the was sunk, the North Atlantic swarmed with British warships. As a result, Rogge decided to abandon the original plan to go back to Germany and instead returned to the Pacific. En route, "Atlantis" encountered and sank the British ships "Rabaul", "Trafalgar", "Tottenham", and "Balzac". On 10 September 1941, east of New Zealand, "Atlantis" captured the Norwegian motor vessel "Silvaplana".