 The ships of the Wittlesbach class were 125 @.@ 2 meters ( 410 ft 9 in ) long at the waterline and 126 @.@ 8 m ( 416 ft 0 in ) overall . They had a beam of 22 @.@ 8 m ( 74 ft 10 in ) and a draft of 7 @.@ 95 m ( 26 ft 1 in ) forward . The Wittelsbachs were designed to displace 11 @,@ 774 metric tons ( 11 @,@ 588 long tons ) with a standard load , and displaced up to 12 @,@ 798 metric tons ( 12 @,@ 596 long tons ) at full combat weight . The Wittelsbach @-@ class ships ' hulls were built with transverse and longitudinal steel frames . Steel hull plates were riveted to the structure created by the frames . The hull was split into 14 watertight compartments and included a double bottom that ran for 70 percent of the length of the ship . 
