All ships of the A class were built between 1928 and 1930 at Willemsoord, Den Helder.
After initial repairs at Willemsoord, Den Helder, she received a new stern at Gusto, Schiedam, and was recommissioned on 17 April 1940.
Willemsoord, Steenwijkerland, a village in Steenwijkerland municipality in Overijssel