Kessing waxa uu ka soo shaqeeyay Washington ilaa May 1919, markii lagu amray in uu u diro shirkada Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation ee Quincy, Massachusetts, halkaas oo uu ka soo shaqeeyay diyaarinta maraakiibta USS "Meyer". "Meyer" waxaa la bilaabay bishii Diseembar ee sanadkaas wuxuuna ka qeyb qaatay kormeerka xeebaha California iyo Alaska isagoo u safray Kariibiyaanka intii lagu jiray qalalaasaha Haiti
Waxaad Kessing waxaa loo wareejiyay maraakiibta USS "Reuben James" bishii Nofeembar 1920 isagoo ahaa sarkaal fulineed wuxuuna ka qeyb qaatay safarkii Badda Dhexe iyadoo la joojinayo Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia iyo Le Havre, France.