During her stay in Sicilian waters, the destroyer also supported mine-sweeping operations and conducted antishipping sweeps.

The remainder of the month was spent on patrol, bombarding and furnishing fire support for mine-sweeping operations in the Serisan, Songjin, and Chongjin areas.

He was engaged in mine-sweeping operations and from July 1918 he served at the Admiralty.

In addition, the insurgents' control of the riverbanks rendered any mine-sweeping operations virtually impossible or, at best extremely costly.

Finally, motor torpedo craft of the Belgian Navy joined other Western Union warships to execute mine-sweeping operations in Weymouth Bay.

On 16 August 1917, Karlsruhe participated in a mine-sweeping operation in the North Sea.

Five days later, she arrived off Okinawa and commenced a week of mine-sweeping operations to clear the approach to the beaches for landing ships and craft.

There she replenished and refueled over a three-day period before returning to the East China Sea to resume mine-sweeping operations.

Screening, mine-sweeping operations and hydrographic work kept Heed busy until 31 March when she sailed for Pearl Harbor.

Soon thereafter, Turkey got underway for mine-sweeping operations in the North Sea.