 "Tampa" got underway for the United States East Coast, transited the Panama Canal on 28 October 1921, and arrived at New York City, New York, on 7 November 1921.On 23 November 1921, the cutter shifted to Boston, Massachusetts, her home port.In the ensuing years, "Tampa" operated as part of the International Ice Patrol established in the aftermath of the RMS "Titanic" tragedy in 1912.