Nerissa was a cargo ship that was built in 1936 by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck, Germany for A. Kirsten, Hamburg.

[2] Nerissa was built in 1936 by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck for A. Kirsten, Hamburg.

[2] Her port of registry was Hamburg and the Code Letters DJRQ were allocated.

On 22 January 1940, Nerissa was placed under the control of the Führer der Sonderverband West.

On 19 November 1943, she was damaged by a Soviet Navy torpedo boat whilst on a voyage from Kirkenes, Norway to Petsamo, Finland.