World War I
Returned to full commission on 27 March 1917 at Hampton Roads, Rhode Island broke the flag of the Commander of Battleship Division 3, Atlantic Fleet on 3 May shortly after the United States entered World War I. Undertaking vigorous gunnery practice and emergency drills to reach combat readiness, Rhode Island was assigned to anti-submarine patrol duty off Tangier Island, Maryland. Based at Hampton Roads into 1918, Rhode Island was transferred to Battleship Division 2 (BatDiv 2) during April. Remaining ready for overseas deployment, Rhode Island undertook special torpedo proving trials in June 1918.
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