▁Franz ▁Ferdinand , ▁the ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁throne , ▁which ▁began ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September . ▁Prin z ▁Ad al bert ▁was ▁then ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁K iel ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 9 th , ▁with ▁the ▁arm ored ▁cru iser ▁ ▁taking ▁her ▁place ▁as ▁the ▁fleet ' s ▁g unn ery ▁training ▁ship . ▁After ▁a ▁length y ▁over ha ul , ▁Prin z ▁Ad al bert ▁returned ▁to ▁service ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁again ▁with ▁the ▁art illery ▁school . ▁She ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Son der burg , ▁where ▁she ▁replaced ▁the ▁arm ored ▁cru iser ▁Prin z ▁Heinrich . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Prin z ▁Ad al bert ▁was ▁brought ▁into ▁front - line ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁fleet , ▁and ▁Kap it än ▁zur ▁See ▁Andreas ▁Mich elsen ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ship . ▁She ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁IV ▁Sc out ing ▁Group , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Kon ter ad mir al ▁Hub ert ▁von ▁Reb eur - P as ch witz . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁August , ▁she ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁rescue ▁the ▁light ▁cru iser ▁, ▁which ▁had ▁run ▁a ground ▁earlier ▁that ▁day , ▁though ▁she ▁was ▁re called ▁after ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁received ▁word ▁that ▁Mag de burg s ▁crew ▁had ▁been ▁forced ▁to ▁sc utt le ▁the ▁ship .