Minesweep Exercises With The Taiwan Navy
On 28 September 1964, the minesweeper sailed from Long Beach on her third assignment to the U.S. 7th Fleet in the western Pacific. En route, she made the usual stop at Pearl Harbor plus one each at Johnston Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Guam, and Okinawa before entering port at Sasebo on 23 November. After a repair period at that Japanese port, the vessel got underway on 7 December for mine exercises in cooperation with the Taiwanese Navy. She carried out that mission in waters near Taiwan between 11 and 17 December and then headed for Hong Kong where her crew celebrated Christmas. Departing Hong Kong on 27 December, she arrived at Subic Bay on the 30th.
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