The ship was laid down in 1914 by AG Weser of Bremen, Germany, but construction was halted during the war.
Weser | Weser Uplands | Main–Weser Railway | Main-Weser Railway | Aue (Weser) | AG Weser | Achim (Weser) | Weser Depression | Upper Weser Valley | Middle Weser Valley | Main-Weser railway | Caio Koch-Weser |
Between 1943 and 1945, 118 boats were assembled by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg, AG Weser of Bremen, and F. Schichau of Danzig.