 "Itasca"′s crew and embarked students placed as much of the school′s property as could be brought on board "Itasca" at Curtis Bay for transportation to the new School of Instruction location in New London.When she was not being used as a training ship, "Itasca" was assigned relief duties for other revenue cutters on the U.S. East Coast requiring yard availability for repairs.After World War I broke out in Europe in late July 1914, cruises to Europe were suspended and the usual training cruises were interspersed with cruises that enforced the Neutrality Act of 1794 in seaports along the U.S. East Coast and in Puerto Rico.