They frequently visited Chinese ports at Shanghai, Yantai, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Amoy, and Wusong during this period.

On 29 October 1924, Far East duty was terminated for the divisions and they departed for the west coast of the United States.

S-2 spent the rest of May, June, and July in China, then resumed operations in the Philippines which she continued until ordered to return to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for inactivation.

She departed Manila on 27 April 1929 and sailed via Guam, Pearl Harbor, California, and the Panama Canal to the Naval Shipyard at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.