▁of ▁the ▁cru iser ▁squad ron ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic . ▁She ▁conducted ▁operations ▁against ▁Russian ▁forces , ▁including ▁bomb arding ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Lib au ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Army . ▁She ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁sub marine ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁but ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁port ▁and ▁was ▁rep a ired . ▁She ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 5 ; ▁the ▁tor ped o ▁det on ated ▁her ▁am mun ition ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁destroyed ▁the ▁ship . ▁She ▁s ank ▁quickly ▁with ▁heavy ▁loss ▁of ▁life ; ▁only ▁three ▁men ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 6 7 5 . ▁This ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁worst ▁German ▁naval ▁dis aster ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁Prin z ▁Ad al bert ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁, ▁which ▁were ▁ordered ▁under ▁the ▁Second ▁Naval ▁Law ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁The ▁law ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁four teen ▁arm ored ▁cru is ers ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁Germany ' s ▁colonial ▁emp ire ▁and ▁sc out ▁for ▁the ▁main ▁German ▁fleet ▁in ▁home ▁waters . ▁The ▁need ▁to ▁fill ▁both ▁roles ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁budget ary ▁limitations , ▁which ▁prevent ed ▁Germany ▁from ▁building ▁vessels ▁special ized ▁to ▁each ▁task . ▁The ▁Prin z ▁Ad al bert ▁design ▁was ▁based