Towed to Charleston, South Carolina, in May 1917, the torpedo boat was recommissioned there on 1 September 1917. Soon thereafter, Barney moved to Norfolk where she served as a patrol vessel in the lower reaches of Chesapeake Bay.
The torpedo boat was relocated to Charleston, South Carolina, in May 1917 and was reactivated there on September 1, 1917. Subsequently, Barney shifted its operations to Norfolk where it operated as a monitoring vessel in the lower reaches of Chesapeake Bay.