 Underway for England on the afternoon of 15 October 1919, "Bridgeport" arrived at Portland the following day and remained there until she sailed for New York on 26 October.En route to the United States on 3 November, the destroyer tender spotted the American merchant steamer SS "Avondale" with her engineering plant disabled, and sent over a repair party.Various machinery components were repaired in the tender's shops as "Bridgeport"'s boat shuttled between the two ships carrying parts and workmen.