7/1/1939 Baltic, Kiel Basin V 1st day at sea 17:30 hrs.
Schiff 35 arrived at Kiel via the Kiel Canal and spent 2 weeks taking on provisions, fuel, ammunition, mines, and torpedoes she then headed off for 4 months of training in the Baltic Sea. She successfully completed her training, decamouflage, gunnery, and torpedo were conducted during the first 3 months she spent the final month on mine laying exercises. Before returning to Kiel, Schiff 35 took on her first disguise, she returned to her old self DDG Hansa colors went up exterior artillery hidden and camouflage party dressed as sailors of DDG Hansa they returned to Kiel on 6/20/1939
On 6/21 Hartmann departed for Berlin and he received his orders make for Jan Mayern and await further instructions, he was given sealed orders to be opened when given the order. Hartmann returned on 6/28 and final preparations were completed today at 08:00 hrs. At 13:00 hrs. she was shifted to Basin V and took on 2 crated Arado Ar 196 A-1 aircraft and 2 Leichte Schnellboote (LS 15 Werft No. 15-6A3 & LS 20 Werft No. 20-36Z), 4 prize crews, and 30 torpedoes.
On Saturday July 1, 1939 at 17:30 hrs she raised anchor, cast off from Basin V and steamed quietly out of Kiel Harbor. Her cover was herself the Hamfels 9,000 grt loaded with Locomotive parts and misc. cargo bound for Calcutta.
