| Laid down | 1874 |
| Launched | 13th May 1878 |
| Completed | N/A |
| Commissioned | 1st April 1882 |
| Fate | Decommissioned: 19th February 1910 Sold for scrapping: 1919 |
| Builders | Kaiserlichewerft, Kiel Germany |
| Complement | 317 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 7400 tons std 7700 tons max |
| Dimensions | 322' 3" x 60' |
| Draught | 21' 3" |
| Armament | |
| Main guns | 6 x 10.23"/22 (1 x 2, 4 x 1) |
| Secondary guns | 6 x 3.43"/24 (6 x 1) |
| Torpedo tubes | As built: 3 x 13.78" Refitted: 3 x 13.78" 2 x 17.7" |
| Other weapons | As built: None Refitted: 8 x 3.5"/30 |
| Countermeasures | None |
| Armour | Belt: 10" on 9" teak Waterline belt: 5" on 8" teak Deck: 1.9" - 3" C.T.: 2" - 8" |
| Aircraft Facilities | |
| Aircraft | None |
| Flightdeck | None |
| Hangar | None |
| Catapults | None |
| Arrestor system | None |
| Aviation fuel | None |
| Electronics Fit | |
| Radar | None |
| Sonar | None |
| ECM | None |
| Other | N/A |
| Machinery | |
| Engines | 8 x boilers 2 x single expansion |
| Power output | 5600ihp |
| Speed | 14kts |
| Shafts | 2 |
| Range | 700NM @ 14kts |
| Fuel | 700 tons coal |
Bayern was refitted in the late 1880s at Schihcau, Danzig. Between 1910 and 1918 she was used as a target ship.
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