Thailand Operations
The year 1961 saw the ship return to the Far East. She sailed 24 August and operated in the Philippines as well as out of Guam and Formosa. She moved to Sattahib, Thailand, 25 November, as American ships demonstrated support for that nation, and in December visited Bangkok, Thailand, and Saigon, capital of South Vietnam. During this period Illusive conducted training exercises with several Southeast Asian navies. She was particularly active in training South Vietnamese officers and men until sailing for Long Beach 3 March 1982.
The veteran ship returned to the far Pacific in August 1963 and after stopping at island bases along the way arrived Sasebo 23 September. In the months that followed Illusive took part in U.S. 7th Fleet training with Korean, Nationalist Chinese and Japanese minesweepers. She returned to Long Beach 7 March 1964 for yard overhaul, followed by refresher training off the coast of southern California.
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