Steaming via Bermuda, the Azores, and Gibraltar, she arrived off the Riviera in late March and remained there on patrol until sailing in mid-May for a trip to northern Europe, visiting Southampton, England, and transiting the Kiel Canal, returning to the Mediterranean on 30 June. From 21 November to 18 January 1904 the ship made a good will visit to Djibouti, Abyssinia, and then, 1 March, was detached from the European Squadron and sailed for home, arriving at Pensacola on the 26th.
The warship traveled via Bermuda, the Azores, and Gibraltar before arriving off the Riviera in late March and stayed there patrolling until it set sail again in mid-May for a journey to northern Europe, visiting Southampton, England, and passing through the Kiel Canal, returning to the Mediterranean on June 30. From November 21 to January 18, 1904, the ship made a friendly visit to Djibouti, Abyssinia, before being sent back to its European Squadron on March 1 and then sailed for home, arriving at Pensacola on the 26th.