Hindenburg
Mackensen-class
Bayern-class
An item referred to the Neues Wiener Tageblatt which reported that at German shipyards several new warships were completed. Except for the armoured cruisers Hindenburg(1), Mackensen (2) and Graf Spee (3) were already the two large battleships Bayern (4) and Baden (5) commissioned. Both battleships participated in the recently bombardment of the island Dagoe (6). The new large battleships Sachsen (7) and Württemberg (8) were to be launched on short notice.
Notes
1. Battle cruiser. Building ordered under the 1912-1913 Naval Program as a replacement of the protected cruiser Hertha, laid down at the Kaisrliche Werft, Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 1 October 1913, launched on 1 August 1915, commissioned on 10 May 1917, fully operational on 20 October 1917, scuttled by her own crew in Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles, Scotland on 21 June 1919, wreck salvaged on 23 July 1930 and broken up at Rosyth, Scotland between 1930-1932. Part of the Derfflinger-class although with a modified design like improved gun turrets resulting in an increased fire range with 2.5 degrees more elevation (16 degrees).
2. Battle cruiser. Part of the Mackensen-class consisting of the Mackensen, Graf Spee, Prinz Eitel Friedrich and Fürst Bismarck, preceded by the Derfflinger-class and succeeded by the Ersatz Yorck-class. In 1923 started the design process of this class which was to be built under the 1914 budget year. The displacement and the dimensions were limited by the maximum draught of 9,3 metres which could be handled by the available dry docks in Germany. After acceptance of the design by the navy on 30 September 1912, approved also the German emperor the design on 2 May 1913. Original was this class to number 7 ships, but 3 were modified and to built as the Ersatz Yorck-class. Building ordered as the Ersatz Victoria Louise under the 1914 budget on 14 August 1914, laid down at Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany with yard number 240 on 30 January 1915, launched on 21 April 1917, building stopped 15 months before she was completed, British war commission believing she was ready ordered her delivery at Scape Flow, stricken on 17 November 1919 and sold to be broken up which was executed as Kiel-Nord-Mole in 1922.
3. Battle cruiser. Part of the Mackensen-class consisting of the Mackensen, Graf Spee, Prinz Eitel Friedrich and Fürst Bismarck, preceded by the Derfflinger-class and succeeded by the Ersatz Yorck-class. In 1923 started the design process of this class which was to be built under the 1914 budget year. The displacement and the dimensions were limited by the maximum draught of 9,3 metres which could be handled by the available dry docks in Germany. After acceptance of the design by the navy on 30 September 1912, approved also the German emperor the design on 2 May 1913. Original was this class to number 7 ships, but 3 were modified and to built as the Ersatz Yorck-class. Building ordered as the Ersatz Blücherunder the war budget on 14 August 1914, laid down at the Schichau yard, Danzig, Germany with yard number 958on 30 November 1915, launched on 15 September 1917, building stopped 12 months before she was completed, stricken on 17 November 1919, sold for 4,4 million Marks on 28 October 1921and broken up at Kiel-Nordmole. Building costs around 66 million Marks.
4. The Bayern-class, designed between 1910-1912, consisted of the Bayern, Baden, Sachsen and Württemberg, preceded by the König-class and was to be succeeded by the never realized L20a-class. Built under the Naval Law of 1912 when additionally budget was approved after the so-called Agadir crisis in April 1911 when French troops supported the Moroccan sultan in a rebellion. Germany sent the gunboat SMS Panther (later replaced by the cruiser SMS Berlin) to Agadir to test the relationship between France and the United Kingdom. In fact also the protection and expansion and of German colonial interests in Africa. Ordered under the temporarily name ‘T’. Laid down at the Holwaldtswerke, Kiel with yard number 590 in August 1913, launched on 18 February 1915, commissioned on 15 July 1916, participated in operation Albion (annihilating Russian naval forces in the Gulf or Riga but heavily damaged while hitting a mine on 12 October 1917, repairs between 3 November-27 December 1917, scuttled at Scape Flow, Orkney Islands on 21 June 1919, salvaged on 1 September 1934 and broken up at Rosyth, Scotland.
5. The Bayern-class, designed between 1910-1912, consisted of the Bayern, Baden, Sachsen and Württemberg, preceded by the König-class and was to be succeeded by the never realized L20a-class. Built under the Naval Law of 1912 when additionally budget was approved after the so-called Agadir crisis in April 1911 when French troops supported the Moroccan sultan in a rebellion. Germany sent the gunboat SMS Panther (later replaced by the cruiser SMS Berlin) to Agadir to test the relationship between France and the United Kingdom. In fact also the protection and expansion and of German colonial interests in Africa. Laid down at Schichau-Werke, Danzig with yard number 913 in December 1913, launched on 30 October 1915, commissioned on 14 March 1917, beached in Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands on 21 June 1919 and sunk as a target on 16 August 1921. Building costs 49 million Goldmarks.
6. Dagoe must be the island Dagö which is nowadays known as Hiiumaa, Estonia. Occupied by German forces in the First World War.
7. The Bayern-class, designed between 1910-1912, consisted of the Bayern, Baden, Sachsen and Württemberg, preceded by the König-class and was to be succeeded by the never realized L20a-class. Built under the Naval Law of 1912 when additionally budget was approved after the so-called Agadir crisis in April 1911 when French troops supported the Moroccan sultan in a rebellion. Germany sent the gunboat SMS Panther (later replaced by the cruiser SMS Berlin) to Agadir to test the relationship between France and the United Kingdom. In fact also the protection and expansion and of German colonial interests in Africa. Laid down at the Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany with yard number 210 in April 1914, launched on 21 November 1916, 9 months from completion was the building stopped and broken up at the Arsenalmole, Kiel in 1921. Building costs around 49 million Mark.
8. The Bayern-class, designed between 1910-1912, consisted of the Bayern, Baden, Sachsen and Württemberg, preceded by the König-class and was to be succeeded by the never realized L20a-class. Built under the Naval Law of 1912 when additionally budget was approved after the so-called Agadir crisis in April 1911 when French troops supported the Moroccan sultan in a rebellion. Germany sent the gunboat SMS Panther (later replaced by the cruiser SMS Berlin) to Agadir to test the relationship between France and the United Kingdom. In fact also the protection and expansion and of German colonial interests in Africa. Laid down at AG Vulcan, Hamburg, Germany with yard number 19 in January 1915, launched on 20 June 1917, one year from completion was the building stopped, stricken on 3 November 1919, sold and broken up at Hamburg in 1921.
