The ship arrived at Norfolk, Virginia on 6 April 1917, and, assigned to the Naval Overseas Transport Service, interrupted her coaling operations by two cargo voyages to France in June 1917 and November 1918.
Кроме перевозки угля, он в рамках NOTS (Naval Overseas Transport Service) совершил в июне 1917 и октябре 1918 года два грузовых рейса во Францию.