 She arrived at New York on 30 April for several days of upkeep and liberty before moving on to her summer base.On 17 May, she sailed for Newport, Rhode Island, the summer base for the destroyer squadrons, and arrived there the following day to tend the destroyers of Flotilla 2.Departing Newport on 31 May, "Bridgeport" arrived at the Boston Navy Yard the next day and remained there through July, undergoing repairs and alterations.