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SMS Bayern - Battleship - 28,075 tons |
 | | The Bayern and its sister ship the Baden (which was beached) were the heaviest ships in the Imperial Fleet at 28,075 tons, and the first to armed with eight 15" guns, capable of firing shells 4-5 nautical miles. |
 | | Built as an answer to the HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain's first super-deadnought, the Bayern was launched at Kiel on 18 February 1914 and was scuttled at 1430 hrs on 21 June 1919. |
 | | The Bayern sank upside-down with its turrets in the mud, and was passed over by Cox and Danks Ltd., who salvaged many of the ships from 1924 onward. |
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