the new commander of V Squadron. In Libau, they were assigned as guard ships in the recently conquered Russian harbor. The two old battleships were initially moored outside the harbor while it was cleared of wrecks. During this period, the ships prepared for an expected attack by the new Russian s, but the assault did not materialize. On 12 July, the crews of both ships were reduced again. On 15 January 1916, V Squadron was disbanded and Begas removed his flag from . She left Libau on 7 March and arrived in Neufahrwasser the following day. On 10 March she was decommissioned in Danzig to free her crew and guns for other uses. Some of her main battery guns were converted into "Kurfürst" railroad guns; they were ready for service by early 1918. herself was employed as a barracks ship in Danzig until the end of the war in November 1918. Both and were struck from the naval register on 13 May 1919 and sold for scrapping. The two ships were purchased by ; was initially to be rebuilt into a freighter, but the planned reconstruction did not eventuate. Instead, was broken up for scrap in Danzig. Footnotes Notes Citations References Further reading Brandenburg-class battleships Ships built in Kiel 1892 ships World War I battleships of Germany