Schoolship Assignment
She steamed from Charleston on 3 February 1956 for Yorktown, Virginia, where she was assigned duty with the Naval Mine Warfare School, embarking students for daily cruises to participate in minesweeping operations and training with fleet units.
The ship sailed for Argentia, Newfoundland, on 8 January 1957 and participated in fleet exercises from 15 January to 7 February when she returned to Charleston. Spoonbill operated from there until 4 February 1958 when she got underway for the U.S. West Coast. The minesweeper transited the Panama Canal on the 11th and arrived at San Diego, California, on the 28th. She moved up the coast to Treasure Island, California, and conducted operations from there until 2 February 1959.
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