Bayern (D183) was the third ship of the Hamburg-class destroyer of the German Navy.

They were specifically designed to operate in the Baltic Sea, where armament and speed is more important than seaworthiness.

The German shipyard Stülcken was contracted to design and build the ships.

Stülcken was rather inexperienced with naval shipbuilding, but got the order, since the shipyards traditionally building warships for the German navies like Blohm + Voss, Howaldtswerke or Lürssen were all occupied constructing commercial vessels.

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