Sir William Pakenham, the new commander of the North America and West Indies Station, hoisted his flag aboard the ship on 12 August and she departed for Montreal, Quebec, on 1 September. Two months later, "Raleigh" returned to Bermuda and then visited Jamaica. She passed through the Panama Canal in January 1922 and continued northwards to drop anchor in San Francisco, California, on the 21st. The ship returned to the Bermuda the following month and then visited ports around Chesapeake Bay, including Washington, D.C. in May. Two months later, "Raleigh" returned to Canada where the general public toured the ship. On 3 August, Pakenham transferred his flag to the light cruiser and "Raleigh" became a private ship.