 Bayern and Baden were commissioned into the fleet in July 1916 and March 1917 , respectively . This was too late for either ship to take part in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May and 1 June 1916 . Bayern was assigned to the naval force that drove the Imperial Russian Navy from the Gulf of Riga during Operation Albion in October 1917 , though the ship was severely damaged from a mine and had to be withdrawn to Kiel for repairs . Baden replaced Friedrich der Grosse as the flagship of the High Seas Fleet , but saw no combat . 
