After training in the Caribbean Sea, Elliot sailed from New York on 28 April 1919 to the Azores; Gibraltar; Malta; and Split, returning to Philadelphia on 4 June.
Nakon obuka na Karibima, Elliot je 28. travnja 1919. zaplovio iz New Yorka na Azore, Gibraltar, Maltu i Split, te se vratio u Philadelphiu 4. lipnja.