9 . ▁She ▁remained ▁out ▁of ▁commission ▁until ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁then ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Squadron . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Boston ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Squadron ▁to ▁arrive ▁near ▁Pan ama ▁to ▁support ▁that ▁country ' s ▁newly ▁declared ▁independence ; ▁a ▁key ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal . ▁She ▁then ▁cru ised ▁in ▁South ▁America , ▁Hawai i , ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁West ▁Coast . ▁From ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁she ▁helped ▁represent ▁the ▁Navy ▁at ▁the ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Clark ▁Cent enn ial ▁Ex position ▁at ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁she ▁helped ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁fire . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁she ▁carried ▁a ▁H ond ur an ▁peace ▁deleg ation ▁that ▁ended ▁the ▁H ond ur an – N ic ar agu an ▁War . ▁She ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁commission ▁again ▁at ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁vessel ▁with ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Naval ▁Milit ia . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁With ▁the ▁United ▁States