<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kessing akashanda muWashington kusvikira muna May 1919, paakarayirwa kuti aende kuBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation kuQuincy, Massachusetts, kwaakatora basa rine chokuita nokugadziriswa kwechikepe chinoparadza USS Meyer. Meyer yakagadzwa muna December wegore iroro uye yakabatanidzwa mukutarisa pamhenderekedzo yeCalifornia neAlaska nechitima kuenda kuCaribbean mukati me  <response>: kusagadzikana muHaiti. Kessing akaendeswa kune ichangobva kutumirwa muparadzi USS Reuben James munaNovember 1920 semukuru mukuru uye akatora chikamu parwendo rwekuMediterranean nekumira muDubrovnik, Yugoslavia neLe Havre, France. 