▁a ▁second ▁ship , ▁. ▁Prin z ▁Ad al bert ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁Imperial ▁D ock yard ▁in ▁K iel . ▁Her ▁ke el ▁was ▁laid ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁Her ▁completion ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁had ▁been ▁delayed ▁by ▁a ▁sur plus ▁of ▁construction ▁projects ▁at ▁the ▁Imperial ▁D ock yard . ▁She ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁a ▁main ▁battery ▁of ▁four ▁ ▁guns , ▁a ▁significant ▁improvement ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁arm ored ▁cru iser , ▁, ▁which ▁carried ▁only ▁two ▁ ▁guns . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Upon ▁commission ing , ▁Prin z ▁Ad al bert ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁g unn ery ▁training ▁ship , ▁a ▁role ▁she ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁her ▁career . ▁She ▁trained ▁with ▁the ▁Heimat fl otte ▁( Home ▁Fle et ), ▁later ▁renamed ▁the ▁Hoch se ef lot te ▁( High ▁Se as ▁Fle et ), ▁throughout ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁and ▁she ▁made ▁several ▁vis its ▁to ▁foreign ▁countries . ▁After ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁reconna issance ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁and ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁protect ing ▁the ▁German ▁coast ▁from ▁Russian ▁attacks . ▁After ▁her ▁sister ▁ship ▁was ▁s unk ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁flags hip