South Pacific Tour of Duty
In August, Silverstein sailed to the South Pacific. During this cruise, she visited Tahiti, Pago Pago, and Swains Island. From the South Pacific, she moved north to the Central Pacific visiting Eniwetok Atoll and Guam. Returning to Pearl Harbor, via Eniwetok, she reentered her homeport on 18 September 1958. A little over a month later, Silverstein sailed east to San Francisco. She arrived on 1 November and immediately entered the Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Shipyard for inactivation overhaul.
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