The "Bayern" class was a class of four super-dreadnought battleships built by the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). The class comprised , , , and . Construction started on the ships shortly before World War I; "Baden" was laid down in 1913, "Bayern" and "Sachsen" followed in 1914, and "Württemberg", the final ship, was laid down in 1915. Only "Baden" and "Bayern" were completed, due to shipbuilding priorities changing as the war dragged on. It was determined that U-boats were more valuable to the war effort, and so work on new battleships was slowed and ultimately stopped altogether. As a result, "Bayern" and "Baden" were the last German battleships completed by the Kaiserliche Marine.