sentences:  Although not officially designated a "minesweeper for duty with aircraft" until 30 April 1931, she nevertheless served in this capacity throughout the 1920s and into the 1930s.Operating out of Norfolk, Virginia, from the Caribbean in the south to Narragansett Bay in the north, "Teal" supported operations with the air squadrons of the Scouting Fleet.Frequently in company with and , and later with , she visited the Panama Canal Zone where she serviced the squadrons based at Coco Solo.