In July 1918, most of the U.S. LTA personnel and kite balloon equipment were transferred to NAS Brest, France. Berehaven later became a kite balloon station, again, supporting operations aboard
HMS Flying Fox in late July and early August 1918. Berehaven then switched to support of balloon operations on board the American battleships
USS Utah (BB-31),
USS Nevada (BB-36) and
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) from late August through mid-October. The three battleships, operating from
Bantry Bay, Ireland, had been sent to Europe to protect the Allied convoys approaching Ireland.