Bayern-class
König-class
Kaiser-class
Seydlitz
Moltke
An item dated Copenhagen, Netherlands 20th referred to tidings received from Berlin, Germany reporting the departure from Kiel, Germany on the 17th of the first part of the German fleet which was to surrender to the Allies. It consisted of the battleships Bayern (1), Groszer Kurfürst (2), Kronprinz Wilhelm (3), Markgraf, (4) König Albert (5) and Kaiserin (6) and the cruisers Von Seidlitz (7) and Moltke (8).
Notes
1. 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.
2. Part of the König-class consisting of the König, Grosser Kurfürst, Markgraf and Kronprinz. Preceded by the Kaiser-class and succeeded by the Bayern-class. Building ordered as the Ersatz Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, laid down at the AG Vulkan shipyard, Hamburg, Germany with yard number 4 in October 1911, launched on 5 May 1913, dockyards trials on 15 July 1914, commissioned on 30 July 1914 and scuttled by her own crew at Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles, Scotland on 21 June 1919. Raised on 29 April 1938 and sold to be broken up at Rosyth. Building costs 45 million Goldmarks.
3. Part of the König-class consisting of the König, Grosser Kurfürst, Markgraf and Kronprinz. Preceded by the Kaiser-class and succeeded by the Bayern-class. Ordered as the Ersatz Brandenburg, laid down at the Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany under yard number 182 in May 1912, launched on 21 February 1914, commissioned on 8 November 1914, renamed SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm on 15 June 1918 and scuttled by her own crew at Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles, Scotland on 21 June 1919. Building costs 45 million Goldmarks.
4. Part of the König-class consisting of the König, Grosser Kurfürst, Markgraf and Kronprinz. Preceded by the Kaiser-class and succeeded by the Bayern-class. Building ordered as the Ersatz Weissenburg, laid down at AG Weser Shipyard, Bremen, Germany with yard number 186 in November 1911, launched on 4 June 1913, commissioned on 1 October 1914 and scuttled by her own crew at Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles, Scotland on 21 June 1919. Building costs 45 million Goldmarks.
5. Of the Kaiser-class consisting of the Kaiser, Friedrich der Grosse, Kaiserin, Prinzregent Luitpold and König Albert. Succeeded by the Helgoland-class and succeeded by the König-class. Building ordered as Ersatz Aegir, laid down at Schichau Werke, Danzig with yard number 867 on 17 July 1910, launched on 27 April 1913, commissioned on 31 July 1913 and scuttled by her own crew at Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles, Scotland on 21 June 1919. Raised on 31 July 1935 was she in 1936 broken up at Rosyth. Building costs 45.761.000 Mark.
6. Of the Kaiser-class consisting of the Kaiser, Friedrich der Grosse, Kaiserin, Prinzregent Luitpold and König Albert. Succeeded by the Helgoland-class and succeeded by the König-class. Building ordered as the Ersatz Hagen, laid down at Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany with yard umber 530 in July 1910, launched on 11 November 1911, commissioned on 14 May 1913 and scuttled by her own crew at Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles, Scotland on 21 June 1919. Salvaged on 14 May 1936 at the same year broken up at Rosyth. Building costs 45.173.000 Mark.
7. Battle cruiser. Seydlitz. The German Emperor approved her design on 27 January 1910, building as the Cruiser J was ordered on 21 March 1910, laid down at Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany with yard number 209 on 4 February 1911, launched on 30 March 1912, commissioned on 22 May 1913, scuttled by her own crew at Scapa Flow, Orkney, Isles, Scotland on 21 June 1919 and salvaged on 2 November 1928 following a break up in 1930 at Rosyth. Building costs 44.685.000 Mark. Preceded by the Moltke-class and succeeded by the Derfflinger-class.
8. Moltke-class. Sister ship the Goeben. Building ordered on 17 September 1908. Laid down at the shipyard of Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany on 7 December 1908, baptized by Helmuth von Moltke the Younger and launched on 7 April 1910, commissioned on 30 August 1911 and scuttled by her own crew to prevent that she fell into British hands on 21 June 1919, raised in 1927 and broken up at Rosyth between 1927-1929.
