Complex sentence: On March 10,1917, after months at sea and now returning to Germany, the SMS "Möwe" was in open ocean when she encountered the 4,491 ton Pacific Steam Navigation Company vessel SS "Esmerelda" at about 2:00 am, sailing west to Baltimore.
Split into simpler sentences: On March 10,1917, after months at sea and now returning to Germany, the SMS "Möwe" was in open ocean. Att about 2:00 am she encountered the 4,491 ton Pacific Steam Navigation Company vessel SS "Esmerelda" which was, sailing west to Baltimore.