 At the outbreak of World War I in August 1914 , Kaiser Friedrich III and her sisters were brought back to active service and mobilized as the V Battle Squadron . They were assigned to coastal defense in the Baltic , though they served in this capacity for a very short time . In February 1915 , they were again withdrawn from service and placed in reserve . Kaiser Friedrich III was used as a floating prison stationed in Kiel after 1916 . The following year , the ship was moved to Flensburg , where she was used as a barracks ; later that year she was again moved to Swinemünde . Kaiser Friedrich III was stricken from the navy list on 6 December 1919 and subsequently sold to a ship @-@ breaking firm based in Berlin . The ship was ultimately broken up at Kiel @-@ Nordmole in 1920 . Her bow ornament is on display at the Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr in Dresden . 
