 In 1921, the ship was purchased by John E. Moore and transferred to New York Harbor.For the next eight years, "Machigonne" was used to ferry newly arriving immigrants from their incoming ships to Ellis Island, and thenceforth to the mainland.These immigrants, many of whom were kept below decks on their transatlantic voyage, are said to have obtained their first views of New York City from the decks of "Machigonne".