SMS Bayern was the lead ship of her class of battleships in the German Imperial Navy. The vessel was launched in February 1915 and entered service in July 1916, too late to take part in the Battle of Jutland. Her main armament consisted of eight 38 cm (15 in) guns in four turrets, which was a significant improvement over the preceding König 's ten 30.5 cm (12 inch) guns. The ship was to have led a battle squadron of four ships in the High Seas Fleet, but only Baden was completed; the other two ships were cancelled when wartime production requirements shifted to U-boat construction. Bayern 's first assignment was on an abortive fleet advance into the North Sea, a month after she had been commissioned. The ship also participated in Operation Albion in the Gulf of Riga, but shortly after the German attack began in October 1917, Bayern was mined and had to be withdrawn for repairs. She was interned with the majority of the High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow, Scotland, in November 1918 following the end of World War I. On 21 June 1919, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the fleet to be scuttled, and Bayern was sunk. In September 1934, the ship was raised, towed to Rosyth, and scrapped.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1637:
Eighty Years' War: Off the coast of Cornwall, England, a Spanish fleet intercepted an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by 6 warships, destroying or capturing 20 of them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_off_Lizard_Point
1766:
A mutiny by captive Malagasy began at sea on the slave ship Meermin, leading to the ship's destruction on Cape Agulhas in present- day South Africa and the recapture of the instigators. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meermin_slave_mutiny
1873:
Vasil Levski (pictured), the national hero of Bulgaria, was executed in Sofia by Ottoman authorities for his efforts to establish an independent Bulgarian republic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasil_Levski
1942:
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among Chinese Singaporeans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sook_Ching
2001:
Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese broke out in Sampit, Indonesia, that would ultimately result in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampit_conflict
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
artisanal: 1. Of or pertaining to artisans or the work of artisans. 2. Involving skilled work, with comparatively little reliance on machinery. 3. (of an item, especially a foodstuff) Made by an artisan (skilled worker). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/artisanal
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form. That is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real. Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you. --Ramakrishna https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ramakrishna