From there she shifted to New London, Connecticut, where she received additional minesweeping gear from Captain Reginald R. Belknap, Commander, Mine Force and transported him to Newport, Rhode Island, arriving there later that evening.
From there she shifted to New London, Connecticut, where she received additional minesweeping gear from Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of 8 September 1917, "Wando" embarked Captain Reginald R. Belknap, Commander, Mine Force and transported him to Newport, Rhode Island, arriving there later that evening.