These battleships patrolled off the eastern coast and were used to train the crews that served in European waters. Navy's first battleship, USS Indiana (Battleship #1). Twenty-nine other battleships served during World War I, including the U.S. These battleships, along with Sixth Battle Squadron battleships, also served to escort President Woodrow Wilson to the Peace Conferences and the signing of the Peace Treaty. Fears of possible attacks by German heavy units upon the large convoys crossing the Atlantic with troops and munitions for the Western Front prompted the dispatch. The battleships were: flagship USS Utah (Battleship #31), USS Nevada (Battleship #36), and USS Oklahoma (Battleship #37). Division 6 was based at Berehaven, Bantry Bay, Ireland, and was commanded by Rear Admiral Thomas S. While serving in the waters, German U-boats made 6 torpedo attacks but missed every time. Other battleships that rotated into the squadron included: USS Texas (Battleship #35) arriving February 1918 and USS Arkansas (Battleship #33), arriving in July 1918.
The Americans took regular turns on convoy duty, patrol duty, target practice, and fleet exercises with their British counterparts. Squadron ships were USS New York (Battleship #34), USS Florida (Battleship #30), USS Wyoming (Battleship #32), and USS Delaware (Battleship #28), and they joined the Grand Fleet on December 7, 1917.
Designated as the Sixth Battle Squadron, the ships were commanded by Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman. To help contain the German fleet, America sent one squadron of battleships to reinforce the British Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
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