sentences:  They were designed by Prof. Dr. Dietrich, then the chief constructor.The ships represented an incremental improvement over the preceding .Although "Konteradmiral" (Rear Admiral) Emil Felix von Bendemann had argued for an increase in the main battery from the guns of the "Kaiser Friedrich III" class to more powerful guns, the "Wittelsbach"-class ships were equipped with the same armament of 24 cm guns, but were given an additional torpedo tube, along with other improvements.