La König Albert era la quarta di cinque navi ordinate, ma fu completata dopo la quinta nave, la SMS Prinzregent Luitpold, perciò alcune fonti si riferiscono alla König Albert come alla quinta nave della classe. Si veda Gröner, p. 26. (EN) Erich Gröner, German Warships: 1815–1945, Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 1990, ISBN0-87021-790-9, OCLC22101769.
Herwig, pp. 149–150. (EN) Holger Herwig, "Luxury" Fleet: The Imperial German Navy 1888-1918, Amherst, New York, Humanity Books, 1980, ISBN978-1-57392-286-9, OCLC57239454.
Herwig, p. 252. (EN) Holger Herwig, "Luxury" Fleet: The Imperial German Navy 1888-1918, Amherst, New York, Humanity Books, 1980, ISBN978-1-57392-286-9, OCLC57239454.
Herwig, p. 256. (EN) Holger Herwig, "Luxury" Fleet: The Imperial German Navy 1888-1918, Amherst, New York, Humanity Books, 1980, ISBN978-1-57392-286-9, OCLC57239454.
Herwig, pp. 254–255. (EN) Holger Herwig, "Luxury" Fleet: The Imperial German Navy 1888-1918, Amherst, New York, Humanity Books, 1980, ISBN978-1-57392-286-9, OCLC57239454.
Herwig, p. 255. (EN) Holger Herwig, "Luxury" Fleet: The Imperial German Navy 1888-1918, Amherst, New York, Humanity Books, 1980, ISBN978-1-57392-286-9, OCLC57239454.