9.7.1935 Anchored off Brunsbüttel Locks in 20 fathoms of water.
At 13:00 hrs. the ship was cleared of all shipyard workers and contractors. The crew was assembled below decks and the Kommandant gave the following announcement
“In accordance with the Fuhrer’s proclamation of the “Restoration of Military Sovereignty” given on 16.3. In which the Reichswehr was dissolved, and the Wehrmacht was established. Today 21.5.1935 the Reichsmarine is dissolved, and the Kriegsmarine is established as a branch of the Wehrmacht effective immediately.” The fitting out of the ship was transferred to the Allgemeine Marineamt(B) then back to the Marinekonstruktionsamt(K). The change did not have a significant impact on the fitting out of the ship. New stationary, codebooks, etc. were issued to the ship and by June 25th. the ship was ready for her sea trials.
By the 26th the fitting out work was completed, and the ship taken over from the shipyard.
The raider departed Bremen on June 27th and sailed down the River Weser to conduct her second set of sea trials with a commission from the Deshimag A.G. Weser Werft aboard on evening of 28th. Schiff 30 made fast at Columbus Pier and took on fuel, water, and coal. Afterwards the ship resumed her sea trials and completed these by the 29th she returned to Bremerhaven anchoring for the night to the west of the approaches. Schiff 30 departed Bremerhaven at midnight and began the transit back upriver to the A.G. Weser Werft. for final adjustments and to disembark the commission. After 4 days at the shipyard the ship moved to Freihafen III, Bremen. For 8 days the ship took over 600 tons of stores, coal, and fresh water. In the afternoon of the 14th. Schiff 30 sailed for Kiel via the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal.
Schiff 30 made a stopover in Cuxhaven to pick up 3 V-Boots on departing the DDG Hansa colors on the funnel were painted over. By the late afternoon she was at anchor off the Brunsbüttel Locks.
