Construction
Wittelsbach was ordered for the German fleet under the contract designation "C." She was laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven in 1899, under construction number 25. She was launched on 3 July 1900; once she left the stocks fitting out work commenced. This included the installation of the ship's armament, completion of the interior compartments, and the finishing of the superstructure. By late 1902 work on the ship was finished. Wittelsbach was commissioned into the fleet on 15 October of that year. Wettin was ordered as "D" and laid down at the Schichau-Werke in Danzig in 1899. Although she was launched on 6 June 1901—nearly a full year after Wittelsbach— she was commissioned on 1 October 1902, two weeks earlier than her sister ship.
Zähringen was laid down at the Germaniawerft dockyard in Kiel under the provisional name "E" in 1899. She was launched on 12 June 1901 and commissioned into the fleet on 25 October 1902. In 1900, Schwaben followed Wittelsbach at the Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven, under the provisional name "G." She was launched on 19 August 1901 and commissioned on 13 April 1904, the last ship of the five to join the fleet. Mecklenburg was ordered from the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin under the contract name "F." Her keel was laid there in 1900. Launched on 9 November 1901, Mecklenburg was completed by May 1903 and commissioned on the 25th.
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