In September 1918, "Montana" took part in another troopship convoy to France with the battleship , the armored cruiser , and the destroyer . The convoy consisted of the transports , , , "Rijndam", "Wilhelmina", British steamer "Ascanius". The following month she joined the battleship to escort twelve British merchant ships bound for Liverpool. Following the Allied victory in November 1918, "Montana" was sent to France to begin the process of transporting American soldiers back from Europe. These operations were interrupted in March 1919, when on 5 March "Montana" departed New York in company with the passenger ship , which was carrying Wilson back to France for the conclusion of the peace treaty negotiations. By July 1919, she had made six round trips between France and the United States, carrying a total of some 8,800 American soldiers.