Bayern-class
Mackensen-class
An item dated London 11 January reported that the new German battleship Baden (1) for which the British Admiralty asked in stead of the not completed Mackensen (2) was delivered right on time. The allied commission which was supervising the demobilisation of the German navy in the German harbours continued her work satisfactory despite the several difficulties they met. Since the revolt were the German ships neglected by their own crews resulting that the ships became unusable. The commission ordered that guns, ammunition and other important equipment was to be removed from the ships and which was all stored under supervision of the allies. In Kiel, Wilhelmshaven and other large harbours was the mobilisation nearly completed. The 170 uncompleted submarines discovered in Germany were not more as frames. Of the sixty completed submarines were on the 12th 15 to depart Germany to be handed over to the German navy.
Notes
1. The dreadnought battleship Baden was part of the Bayern-class, ordered in 1912 as the Ersatz Wörth, laid down on 20 December 1913 at the shipyard Schichau-Werke, launched on 30 October two years later, commissioned on 14 March 1917, beached on 21 June 1919 in Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow and sunk in Hurd Deep on 16 August 1921 while being used as a target.
2. Belonged to the Mackensen-class battle cruisers was she laid down on 30 January 1915 at the shipyard of Blohm&Voss, Hamburg with yard number 240. Launched on21 April 1917 but further completion was stopped and she was stricken on 17 November two years later and after being sold was she broken up in 1922.
