Tirpitz secured a series of Naval Laws between 1900 and 1912 that drastically increased the budget of the navy and authorized scores of battleships; the final law envisioned a fleet of some 41 battleships, 25 of which would have been assigned to the High Seas Fleet, with the remainder in reserve. Following the "Kaiser Friedrich III" class were the , , and es, the last pre-dreadnoughts built in Germany. The launch of the "all-big-gun" in 1906 revolutionized battleship construction, and forced Tirpitz to radically alter his shipbuilding plan. In order to remain in the battleship race, Tirpitz secured the funds for the first four German dreadnoughts, the , which were laid down beginning in June 1907. The four s followed in 1908, as well as the five s in 1909–1910. Four s were laid down in 1911–1912, and four s were laid down in 1913–1915, though only two— and —were completed. Germany's defeat in 1918 resulted in the internment of the majority of the High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow; the ships were eventually scuttled on 21 June 1919 to prevent them from being seized by the British Royal Navy. Of the ten battleships interned, only one, "Baden", was prevented from sinking; she was later expended as a gunnery target by the Royal Navy.