Complex sentence: Ordered on 17 June 1937, she was laid down on 14 September, launched on 3 September 1938 and commissioned on 29 December under the command of "Oberleutnant" Claus Korth.
Split into simpler sentences: Ordered on 17 June 1937, she was laid down later that year on 14 September. She was launched on 3 September 1938 and commissioned on 29 December 1938 under the command of "Oberleutnant" Claus Korth.