Dubuque cruised from her home port of Portsmouth, New Hampshire in Atlantic coastal waters and in the Caribbean protecting American interests and citizens, a group of whom she saved from depredations by Cuban bandits on the night of 18–19 May 1907.
Dubuque patrolled Atlantic coastal waters and Caribbean regions, safeguarding American interests and citizens, rescuing individuals from attacks by Cuban bandits on May 18-19, 1907.