▁prop ulsion ▁systems . ▁They ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁active ▁duty ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁secondary ▁duties . ▁Sachsen ▁and ▁Bayern ▁became ▁target ▁ships ▁while ▁Wür ttemberg ▁became ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁training ▁ship . ▁The ▁three ▁ships ▁were ▁broken ▁up ▁for ▁sc rap ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 2 0 . ▁Baden ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁bo om ▁defense ▁h ulk ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁target ▁ship . ▁She ▁surv ived ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁scra pping . ▁ ▁Design ▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 0 – 1 8 7 1 , ▁General ▁Al bre cht ▁von ▁St os ch ▁became ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Admir alty ; ▁he ▁immediately ▁set ▁about ▁draft ing ▁a ▁new ▁fleet ▁plan , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁previous ▁program ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁approved ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁St os ch ▁saw ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁n avy ▁as ▁primarily ▁def ensive ; ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁iron cl ad ▁war ships ▁would ▁be ▁kept ▁in ▁German ▁waters ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁coast ▁against ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁block ade ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Navy ▁had ▁im posed ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Schles wig ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Navy ▁had ▁put ▁into ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁conflict .