SMS Württemberg (1918)

SMS "Württemberg" (1918) was a "Bayern" class battleship launched for the German Imperial Navy during World War I but never completed.

The ship was the last of its class and in fact the last battleship to be launched by Germany before its defeat and the end of World War I. It was the second vessel of the Imperial Navy to be named after the Kingdom of Württemberg, one of the states of Imperial Germany.

History

"Württemberg" was ordered as one of two ships of the "Bayern" class to include an additional diesel engine to allow operations in the North Atlantic in addition to the North Sea. Built by AG Vulcan, Hamburg, launched 20 June 1917, the ship was about a year away from completion when construction was halted, and ultimately the incomplete vessel was scrapped in 1921.

See also

* List of German Imperial Navy ships
* List of naval ships of Germany
* List of ship launches in 1917