An ba da umarnin König a karkashin sunan "S" na wucin gadi kuma an gina shi a Kaiserliche Werft dockyards a Wilhelmshaven, a karkashin lambar gini 33. An kafa ta a watan Oktoba 1911 kuma an kaddamar da shi a ranar 1 ga Maris 1913 ta dan uwan sarki, Albrecht, Duke na Württemberg. An kammala aikin aiki a ranar 9 ga Agusta, 1914, ranar da aka ba shi izini a cikin High Seas Fleet. Nan da nan bayan da aka ba da izini, König ya gudanar da gwaje-gwajen teku, wanda aka kammala a ranar 23 ga Nuwamba, 1914.
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