The year 1911 began with a squadron cruise to Norway. In May, "Berlin" was dry-docked for several weeks for maintenance, after which she rejoined the fleet for maneuvers in the Baltic Sea that ended with a cruise back to the North Sea and a visit to Emden. On 27 June, "Berlin"s crew received orders to deploy to the coast of west Africa during the Agadir Crisis to replace the gunboat there. She got underway the following day and passed through the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal. She steamed through the Strait of Dover during the night of 30 June – 1 July and reached Agadir, Morocco, three days later. Since there was no way to coal "Berlin" in Moroccan waters, the German command decided to retain "Panther" so that a German warship could be kept on station at all times. On 20 July, the gunboat arrived to relieve "Panther", allowing her to return to Germany. While they operated in Agadir, "Berlin" and "Eber" made alternating trips to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands to replenish their coal stocks.