German Battlership Kaiser Friedrich III Country: Germany Type: Battleship Service: 1898 - 1915 Ships in class: 5

Kaiser Friedrich III class battleships were a class of pre-World War I German battleship. The Kaiser Friedrich III class saw the introduction of the traditional layout for German battleships prior to the advent of the Dreadnought type of battleship post-1906. The ships saw limited duty during World War I until 1915 when the battleships of the Kaiser Friedrich III class were relegated to auxiliary roles, primarily as prison ships. After the war, all five of the ships were sold and scrapped by 1922.

Kaiser Friedrich III class battleships: Kaiser Friedrich III; Kaiser Wilhelm II; Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse; Kaiser Barbarossa; Kaiser Karl Der Grosse.