"Arturo" was laid down at Ansaldo's Genoa shipyard on 15 July 1942 and was launched on 27 March 1943. On 8 September 1943, an Armistice between Italy and the Allies was announced, and in response, German forces carried out pre-planned operations to disarm Italian forces, which resulted in ships under construction, like "Arturo", being seized and completed by the Germans. "Arturo" was completed by the Germans as "TA24" on 4 October 1943.