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| | + | ===Construction=== |
| | + | :Howaldtswerke Shipyard; Kiel, Germany<br /> |
| | + | :Laid down: January 1914<br /> |
| | + | :Launched: 18 February 1915<br /> |
| | + | :Commissioned: 30 June 1916 |
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| | + | ====Specifications==== |
| | + | :28,074tons displacement, standard<br /> |
| | + | :179.8m length<br /> |
| | + | :30.0m beam<br /> |
| | + | :8.43m draft |
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| | + | ====Machinery==== |
| | + | :14 boilers, 3 turbines |
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| | + | ====Performance==== |
| | + | :21knts at 48,000shp<br /> |
| | + | :5,000nm at 13knts |
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| | + | ====Armor==== |
| | + | :Main belt: 120-350mm<br /> |
| | + | :Bulkheads: 140-300mm<br /> |
| | + | :Barbettes and Turrets: 25-350mm barbette, 100-350mm turretsbr /> |
| | + | :Conning tower: 350mm |
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| | + | ====Armament==== |
| | + | =====Main===== |
| | + | :Eight (4x2) 380mm guns<br /> |
| | + | =====Secondary===== |
| | + | :Sixteen (16x1) 150mm guns<br /> |
| | + | =====Anti-Aircraft===== |
| | + | :Eight (8x1) 88mm guns<br /> |
| | + | =====Torpedoes===== |
| | + | :Five (5x1) 600mm submerged torpedo tubes<br /> |
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| | + | ===History=== |
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| | + | ====Design==== |
| SMS Bayern was the lead ship of the Bayern class of battleships in the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). The vessel was launched in February 1915 and entered service in July 1916, too late to take part in the Battle of Jutland. Her main armament consisted of eight 38 cm (15 in) guns in four turrets, which was a significant improvement over the preceding König's ten 30.5 cm (12 inch) guns. The ship was to have formed the nucleus for a fourth battle squadron in the High Seas Fleet, along with three of her sister ships. Of the other ships only one—Baden—was completed; the other two were canceled later in the war when production requirements shifted to U-boat construction.<br /> | | | SMS Bayern was the lead ship of the Bayern class of battleships in the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). The vessel was launched in February 1915 and entered service in July 1916, too late to take part in the Battle of Jutland. Her main armament consisted of eight 38 cm (15 in) guns in four turrets, which was a significant improvement over the preceding König's ten 30.5 cm (12 inch) guns. The ship was to have formed the nucleus for a fourth battle squadron in the High Seas Fleet, along with three of her sister ships. Of the other ships only one—Baden—was completed; the other two were canceled later in the war when production requirements shifted to U-boat construction.<br /> |
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| | + | ====Service==== |
| Bayern was commissioned midway through the war, and had a limited service career. The first operation in which the ship took part was an abortive fleet advance into the North Sea on 18–19 August 1916, a month after she had been commissioned. The ship also participated in Operation Albion in the Gulf of Riga, but shortly after the German attack began on 12 October 1917, Bayern was mined and had to be withdrawn for repairs. She was interned with the majority of the High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow in November 1918 following the end of World War I. On 21 June 1919, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the fleet to be scuttled; Bayern sank at 14:30. In September 1934, the ship was raised, towed to Rosyth, and scrapped. | | | Bayern was commissioned midway through the war, and had a limited service career. The first operation in which the ship took part was an abortive fleet advance into the North Sea on 18–19 August 1916, a month after she had been commissioned. The ship also participated in Operation Albion in the Gulf of Riga, but shortly after the German attack began on 12 October 1917, Bayern was mined and had to be withdrawn for repairs. She was interned with the majority of the High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow in November 1918 following the end of World War I. On 21 June 1919, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the fleet to be scuttled; Bayern sank at 14:30. In September 1934, the ship was raised, towed to Rosyth, and scrapped. |
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Bayern — German Tier VI battleship.
In 1910, it became apparent that the caliber of guns on upcoming battleships of Great Britain, the U.S., and other countries would exceed 305 mm. In view of this, Germany started developing a potential counter to these ships. After a period of study and discussion, a design for a ship armed with eight 380 mm guns in four turrets was approved. The lead ship of the series, SMS Bayern, engaged in patrolling and raiding activities during World War I; however, her only combat mission was Operation Albion, which aimed at occupying the Moonsund Archipelago, then under the control of the Russian Army and fleet.