The French captain subsequently laid a charge that Pelican had refused to aid a ship in distress.

[4] During World War I, Pelican was delivering supplies to Russia when she was engaged by a surfaced U-boat.

In 1922, the ship was no longer considered serviceable and was sold as scrap to Fraim Bannikhin of St. John's for $1,500.

In November 1922, the barge parted its hawser off Flat Point, while being towed to Sydney, Nova Scotia.

In 1927, the barge sank to the bottom of the harbour after being vandalized and her sea cocks opened.

The hulk remained with masts, port gunwales and forecastle above water at the wharf for 23 years.

[4] The hulk was towed out to sea, escorted by HMCS Porte Dauphine and scuttled in June 1953.