Post-war Decommissioning and Disposal
On 20 May 1919, Piqua sailed for New York City and a month later, after stops in the Azores and at Bermuda, anchored off Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York. Later shifted to Morris Heights, New York, she decommissioned and was returned to her owner on 1 July 1919.
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