SMS Bayern (1915)

SMS "Bayern" was a "Bayern"-class battleship of the German Imperial Navy launched in 1915, entering service in 1916. Her main armament consisted of eight 15 in (38 cm) guns in four turrets. She was mined during Operation Albion in the Gulf of Riga on October 12, 1917; her war career was otherwise quite unremarkable. She was scuttled in Scapa Flow on June 21, 1919, and in September 1934 was raised by the salvage firm Metal Industries of Charlestown and scrapped. Her four main turrets detached from the hull during the salvage operation and remain at the bottom of Scapa Flow.

See also

* List of German Imperial Navy ships
* List of naval ships of Germany
* List of ship launches in 1915
* List of ship commissionings in 1916
* List of shipwrecks in 1919

References

* Sturton, Ian. "All The World's Battleships: 1906 to Present." London: Conway Maritime Press, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-691-4.

External links

* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/germany/battleships/bayern/sms_bayern.htm MaritimeQuest photo gallery]
* [http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1185/bayern.html Bayern Specifications and Information]