and sea trials of newly built ships; and "KIV", which monitored the building of ships to ensure that proper protocols were followed. The Construction Department maintained an inspectorate for such supervision, and it worked in tandem with the Technical Department in that regard.

Other departments included the Nachrichtenbüro (News Bureau), which was used to disseminate pro-naval-expansion propaganda in support of larger construction programs of the Tirpitz era. The Budget Department evaluated