 At the close of the war , Connecticut was assigned to the Cruiser and Transport Force for transport duty , and from 6 January – 22 June 1919 she made four voyages to return troops from France . On 6 January , she left Hampton Roads for Brest , France , where she embarked 1 @,@ 000 troops . After bringing them to New York ( arriving on 2 February ) , Connecticut traveled back to Brest and picked up the 53rd Pioneer Regiment , a company of Marines , and a company of military police , 1 @,@ 240 troops in all . These men were delivered to Hampton Roads on 24 March . After two months , Connecticut made another run overseas : following a short period of liberty in Paris for her crew , she embarked 891 men variously from the 502nd Army Engineers , a medical detachment , and the Red Cross . They were dropped off in Newport News on 22 June . On 23 June 1919 , after having returned over 4 @,@ 800 men , Connecticut was reassigned as flagship of the Second Battleship Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet , under the command of Vice Admiral Hilary P. Jones . 
