Kutevera kupera kwemhemberero, "Ohio" akaenda kuNew York, kwaakanga akavakirwa kwemakore mana akatevera. Nguva iyi yakashandiswa kuitisa kurovedza nguva yorugare nezvikepe uye kubatsira mukurovedza kweNew York Naval Militia. Pakazosvika 1914, mamiriro ezvinhu akanga achiipa zvikuru mukati meHondo Yenyika Yose yeMexico
kwakakurudzira United States kuvamba kupindira mukurwisana. "Ohio" yakatumirwa kumvura dzeMexico pakuvamba gore iroro kudzivirira fariro dzeAmerica munyika yacho. Pakati pa1914, akadzokera kumahombekombe ekumabvazuva kweUnited States kuti aite rwendo rwekudzidzisa ma midshipmen kubva kuUS Naval Academy. Pashure pokupedza rwendo rwacho, "Ohio" yakaendeswa kuReserve Fleet yaiva muPhiladelphia. Akadzokera kubasa chete kuti aite mamwe marwendo evarume vechikepe muzhizha ra1915 na1916.