 She fitted out her no.2 motor launch to patrol the anchorage on 11 May, arming it with a machine gun and a depth charge, and two days later issued 100 depth charges to .Underway on the morning of 14 May on the first leg of her homeward voyage, "Bridgeport" paused briefly at Grassy Bay from 21 to 26 May, and after picking up tug "Conestoga" and minesweeper on 26 May, ultimately reached New London on 29 May.