[1] Nordland was built in 1922 as yard number 543 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik for the Deutsche Seefischerei.

[5] On 21 March 1937, she was sold to the Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG, Cuxhaven.

She was refloated the next day with assistance from the German trawlers Hans Wriedt and Lappland.

[10] In 1948,[4] HMS Nordland was sold to the British Wheeler Process Ltd, Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom Official Number 167703 and Code Letters MLZR were allocated.

[12] British Wheeler Process Ltd. was a company specialising in the cleaning of ships' tanks.