West Coast Operations
After post-deployment leave and upkeep, Advance embarked upon normal west coast operations. These included amphibious exercises, an operational readiness inspection, and type training. In mid-June, she was also called upon to spend two days shadowing a Soviet intelligence-gathering ship disguised as a commercial trawler. Normal operations continued through the summer and into the fall. On 15 November, the ship entered a civilian shipyard in Long Beach for her regular overhaul which lasted through the end of 1967 and the first four months of 1968. On 6 May, she put to sea for post-overhaul shakedown and refresher training. Such employment continued until early in September.
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