 In the early 1900s , the German fleet was organized as the Home Fleet ( German : Heimatflotte ) . After joining the fleet , the Wittelsbach @-@ class ships were assigned to the I Battle Squadron , where they replaced the older Brandenburg @-@ class battleships . By 1907 , the Braunschweig and Deutschland classes had come into service . With two full battle squadrons , the fleet was reorganized as the High Seas Fleet . 
