Both "Bayern" and "Baden" were interned at Scapa Flow following the Armistice in November 1918. Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, the commander of the interned German fleet, ordered his ships be sunk on 21 June 1919; "Bayern" was successfully scuttled, though British guards managed to beach "Baden" to prevent her from sinking. The ship was expended as a gunnery target in 1921. "Sachsen" and "Württemberg", both at various stages of completion when the war ended, were broken up for scrap metal. "Bayern" was raised in 1934 and broken up the following year.