 The class was planned to include four ships . Bayern was built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel under construction number 590 ; she was laid down in 1913 , launched on 18 February 1915 , and completed on 15 July 1916 . Baden was built by the Schichau shipyard in Danzig , under construction number 913 . The ship was launched on 30 October 1915 and commissioned into the fleet on 14 March 1917 . Sachsen was laid down at the Germaniawerft dockyard in Kiel , under construction number 210 . She was launched on 21 November 1916 , but not completed . Sachsen was by then 9 months from completion . Württemberg was built by the AG Vulcan shipyard in Hamburg , under construction number 19 . She was launched on 20 June 1917 , but she too was not completed . At the time of cancellation , the ship was approximately 12 months from completion . 
