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Die Geschichte der deutschen
Schlachtschiffe der Bayern Klasse. Schlachtschiffe der Kaiserlichen Marine
während des ersten Weltkrieges.
History of the German Battleships of
the Bayern class dreadnought battleships of the Imperial German Navy
during world war I. Due to our poor German,
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| Bayern |
18th February 1915 |
Scuttled on 21st June 1919. |
| Baden |
30th October 1915 |
Sunk after being used as a target ship on 16th
August 1921. |
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SMS
Bayern |
| BAYERN Built by Howaldtswerke at Kiel and launched on the 18th
February 1915, commissioned on the 18th March 1916. Missed the
Battle of Jutland . During the operation Albion the Bayern was mined in the Gulf of
Riga. This caused serious flooding in the Torpedo Rooms after this four torpedo
tubes were removed. Interned at Scapa Flow she was scuttled by her crew on
the 21st June 1919 and raised in 1935 to be scrapped at Rosyth. |
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Bayern at Rosyth, 1935.
Sent in by Kenneth Whitehead |
Bayern's inverted hull under tow, 1934.
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The scuttling of Bayern at Scapa Flow,
21st June 1919. Thanks to Dorian Jung. |
The scuttling of Bayern, 21st June 1919.
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SMS
Baden |
| BADEN Built at Schichau at Danzig and launched on the 30th October 1915
and commissioned on the 19th October 1916. Missed the Battle of Jutland
.Baden became fleet
flagship in March 1917 when she entered the fleet. She was interned at Scapa
Flow on the14th December 1918 and the crew attempted to Scuttle her on the 21st
June 1919. But Failed she was finally beached by Royal naval Tugs. Baden
was used by the Royal navy for Gunnery practice and was sunk off Portsmouth. |
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Baden, 1919.
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Baden, 1919.
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SMS Baden, identified by Frank Kohlmann.
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Frank Kohlmann's e-mail - This photograph can
also be found in the book "Die Linienschiffe der Bayern-Klasse"
by German authors Gerhard Koop and Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Sadly, they did
not check their references and identified it as the Bayern. But -
as can be seen in the picture - the ship has an "Admirals
bridge". Only Baden had an "Admirals bridge", as she was
the Flagship of the High Seas Fleet. Another identification is:
Baden had her rafts on the turrets and Bayern had her rafts on A, X and
Y Turrets but not on B-Turret. Inset she had hers on B-Barbette.
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Baden readied as a target ship.
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Salvage operations on the the German battleship
Baden,
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Baden and Frankfurt
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Baden and Hindenburg
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BAYERN CLASS
Built as a response to the New Royal naval battleships of the Queen Elizabeth
Class. and the Baden and Bayern were the first German battleships to have
15-inch guns which fired a 1,653 lb shell. Both missed the Battle of
Jutland. Two other ships were also planned but not completed. The Wurttemberg
;launched 20th of june 1917 but work was stopped during 1917 and finally
stricken in November 1919. The Sachen was launched in November 1916
not completed and broken up in 1920.
The uncompleted WURTENBERG AND SACHSEN were both broken up on the slipways at
Hamburg and Kiel.
BATTLESHIPS DETAILS
DISPLACEMENT 28,075 tins to 32,200 tons
DIMENSION 623ft (179.4m) x 99ft(30m) x 27.75ft (9.3m)
SPEED 21 knots to 22.25 knots
ARMAMENT EIGHT 15-inch guns in pairs in four turrets,
Sixteen 5.9 inch single guns, Four 3.4 inch Single Anti Aircraft
guns. Plus Five submerged 24 inch Torpedo Tubes
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