8 , ▁Leipzig ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁dispute ▁with ▁Nic ar agua . ▁Prin z ▁Ad al bert ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁secure ▁Germany ' s ▁growing ▁colonial ▁emp ire ▁in ▁Africa . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 8 0 s , ▁Leipzig ▁was ▁heavily ▁re built ▁to ▁allow ▁her ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁squad ron ▁flags hip ▁on ▁foreign ▁stations . ▁She ▁served ▁abroad ▁in ▁this ▁capacity ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 3 ; ▁during ▁this ▁extended ▁deployment , ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁Ab ush iri ▁revol t ▁in ▁German ▁East ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 – 1 8 9 0 . ▁She ▁then ▁altern ated ▁between ▁East ▁Africa , ▁China , ▁and ▁Chile , ▁where ▁she ▁protected ▁German ▁national s ▁during ▁the ▁Chile an ▁Civil ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Prin z ▁Ad al bert ▁had ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁training ▁ship ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁before ▁being ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁ship ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap ; ▁by ▁that ▁time , ▁Leipzig ▁too ▁had ▁been ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁ship ▁and ▁station ary ▁training ▁h ulk ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁though ▁she ▁surv ived ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁when ▁she