I started reading the diaries and schroeder was on the S.M.S. Iltis 12 June to 25 September 1903.His commander was Korvettenkapitän Oskar Graf von Platen zu Hallermund. Admiral count Oskar Rudolf Karl Marius of Platen zu hallermund, was the The Last Marshal of Kaiser Wilhelm II. It appears Schroeder then transferred to S.M.S. Hertha - Midshipman Koehlers ship (until he transferred to S.M.S. Thetis, before the Hertha returned to Germany.
Yes I got the entire lot. You may get the opportunity to read the diaries, I need help in translating them. And yes the hand drawn maps, charts, ships, ports, and landscapes etc. are fantastic. Schroeder was an accomplish artist and draftsman. I will post some of the better stuff, as time allows. Cheers Captain Albert :cheers: