Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Jirgin ya kasance a cikin ajiya na shekaru bakwai masu zuwa, kafin a soke shi daga rajista na jirgin ruwa a ranar 15 ga Janairu, 1930. Daga nan sai aka yi amfani da shi a matsayin jirgin ruwa na jirgin ruwa don ma'aikatan jirgin ruwa a Wilhelmshaven, daga bisani aka koma Swinemünde a 1936 sannan kuma zuwa Kiel a 1938, lokacin da aka sake sunan "Reichsmarine" a matsayin "Kriegsmarine" (War Navy). Ta kasance a can bayan barkewar Yaƙin Duniya na II a watan Satumba na 1939. A watan Mayu na 1940, "Arcona" an canza shi zuwa wani baturi na jirgin sama a Swinemünde, inda aka fara aiki da shi. Kayan aikinta yanzu ya kunshi daya &lt;a href="10.5%20cm%20SK%20C/32%20naval%20gun"&gt;10.5 cm SK C/32 gun&lt;/a&gt;, hudu &lt;a href="10.5%20cm%20FlaK%2038"&gt;10.5 cm SK C/33 guns&lt;/a&gt;, biyu &lt;a href="3.7%20cm%SK%20C/30"&gt;3.7 cm SK C/30 guns&lt;/a&gt;, da hudu 2 cm guns. Daga baya an koma shi zuwa Wilhelmshaven, inda aka sanya shi zuwa Naval Anti-Aircraft Group 233, kuma an canza shi zuwa Brunsbüttel daga baya a cikin yakin. A cikin
A kwanakin karshe na yakin a Turai, ma'aikatanta sun watsar da jirgin don hana shi daga kama shi, a ranar 3 ga Mayu, 1945.