In 1940 the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) requisitioned Cap Arcona, had her painted overall grey and used her in the Baltic Sea as an accommodation ship in Gotenhafen (formerly Gdynia, Poland).
In 1942 Cap Arcona was used as a stand-in for , to supply outside locations for the filming of the Nazi film version of the disaster in the harbour of Gotenhafen [REF].