Inter-war Period
Nebraska made four voyages from the United States to Brest, France, transporting 4,540 troops to and from the United States. On the first trip, she departed Hampton Roads on 30 December, arrived Brest on 11 January 1919, and returned Newport News on 28 January. The final voyage to return veterans from France ended when she arrived Newport News on 21 June with 1,279 troops.
On 22 June, Nebraska was detached from the transport service and shortly thereafter sailed to join Division 2, Squadron 1, Pacific Fleet for operations along the west coast—under command of Captain P. N. Olmstead—until she decommissioned on 2 July 1920.
In accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty limiting naval armament, Nebraska was declared "incapable of further warlike service" on 9 November 1923 and sold for scrap a few weeks later.
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