"Claus von Bevern" remained in use during the Second World War, and during the German invasion of Denmark in April 1940, returned briefly to operational service, taking part in landing operations at Nyborg and Korsør alongside the battleship "Schleswig-Holstein" as part of Warship Group Seven. At the end of the war, "Claus von Bevern" was captured by Allied forces and allocated to the United States. She was scuttled in the Skagerrak in 1946.