 On 19 June of that year, "Valencia" was chartered by the United States Army for use as a troopship in the Spanish–American War.In this configuration, "Valencia" could carry 606 troops and 29 officers.She was used to transport the 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, 1st Washington Volunteer Infantry (Companies F, G, I and L), and the California Heavy Artillery (Batteries A and D) between San Francisco and the Philippines.