German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Mecklenburg SMS Mecklenburg was the fifth and final ship of the Wittelsbach-class of German pre-dreadnought battleships, built for the Imperial German Navy at the turn of the 20th century (along with her sisters Wittelsbach, Zähringen, Wettin, and Schwaben). Laid down in 1899 at the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin and launched Read more