She joined in fleet maneuvers, cruises from Alaska to the Caribbean, development and tests of sonic depth finders, antiaircraft gunnery, aircraft rescue and plane guard rehearsals.

After being partially dismantled at the Mare Island Navy Yard, ex-USS Corry's remains, consisting of most of her hull and a small portion of her superstructure, were sold.

The program that was applied to supplement the fleet of Lexington-class battlecruisers and Omaha-Class scout cruisers already being built by the United States Navy.

The new fleet of destroyers being constructed would serve as high speed scouts, flank support, and observation platforms for convoys.

[5] Commonly misconceived, the construction of the Wickes-class and Clemson-class destroyers were not specifically built for World War I, but were mainly a result from the Naval Appropriation Act of 1916.

USS Corry is responsible for discovering several uncharted banks, including an underwater mountain range – now known as the Southern California Continental Borderland.

In June, she was selected to be part of the 36th Destroyer Division – serving as an escort for President Warren G. Harding on USS Henderson.

This voyage from Alaska to Canadian waters consisted of stops in Metlakatla, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Seward, Valdez, Cordova, Sitka, and Vancouver, British Columbia.

United States Navy Secretary Charles Francis Adams raised the issue to Congress that 60 Flush-Deckers were wearing out.

After disarmament and deactivation, the ship was hauled to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, but scrapping was halted after removing most of the superstructure and forward hull.