"Anderson" made arrival at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport the following day, 9 September, and over the next few days served as the underway "target" for torpedo practice conducted by on the testing range in Narragansett Bay. On 16 September, "Anderson" arrived back at the New York Navy Yard, her shakedown completed, for the installation of her main battery director. After brief periods underway for testing fire control equipment (21–22 September), "Anderson" took a departure from New York for NOB, Norfolk, arriving on 24 September.