German navy wanted to establish torpedo boat base at Warnemünde according to the magazine Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens dated 1906 no. 7

An item reported that the German navy investigated the founding of a torpedo boat station at Warnemünde. The nearby Warnow and the canal at Markgrafenheide made this a perfect location. The canal in the Heide could without large problems via a second entrance be connected with open sea in eastern direction.