▁Prin z ▁Ad al bert ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁and ▁was ▁task ed ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁with ▁protect ing ▁the ▁min el ay ing ▁cru is ers ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁auxili ary ▁min el ayer ▁Kaiser ▁while ▁they ▁laid ▁a ▁mine field ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁southern ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Kaiser ▁Wilhelm ▁Canal . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁briefly ▁det ached ▁to ▁guard ▁the ▁Great ▁B elt ▁after ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁received ▁false ▁intelligence ▁suggesting ▁that ▁British ▁war ships ▁would ▁try ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁Balt ic . ▁She ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁High ▁Se as ▁Fle et ▁for ▁a ▁sortie ▁into ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁on ▁ 2 – 4 ▁November . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁sister ▁ship ▁ ▁was ▁s unk ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Prin z ▁Ad al bert ▁was ▁det ached ▁from ▁the ▁IV ▁Sc out ing ▁Group ▁to ▁replace ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁Coast al ▁Def ense ▁Division ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November . ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁flags hip ▁for ▁Admir al ▁E h ler ▁Be hr ing , ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁cru iser ▁det achment ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic , ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December . ▁On ▁the ▁ 1 5 th , ▁she ▁sort ied ▁with ▁the ▁light ▁cru is ers ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁ ▁and ▁several ▁tor ped o ▁boats ▁for ▁a ▁reconna issance ▁swe ep ▁toward ▁the ▁Å land ▁Islands ; ▁the ▁ships ▁returned ▁to ▁port ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁without