 Complete the following phrase:  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 19091910. Four s were laid down in 19111912, and four s were laid down in 19131915, though only two and were completed. Germanys defeat in 1918 resulted in the internment of the majority of the High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow; the ships were eventually 