 Bayern and Baden were regarded as exceptional sea boats by the German navy . Bayern and her sisters were stable and very maneuverable . The ships suffered slight speed loss in heavy seas ; with the rudders hard over , the ships lost up to 62 % speed and heeled over 7 degrees . With a metacentric height of 2 @.@ 53 m ( 8 ft 4 in ) , larger than that of their British equivalents , the vessels were stable gun platforms for the confined waters of the North Sea . 
