With the exception of a short time in 1919 when she served as a station ship at Samoa , the collier — designated '' ' AC-13 ' '' on 17 July 1920 — remained on duty with the Asiatic Fleet for the remainder of her career . It was in the twilight of her naval career that the ship took part in humanitarian relief in the wake of the devastating earthquake that occurred in Japan on 1 September 1923
devastating earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
USS Abarenda (AC-13)