7 July 1971

Underway for WESTPAC deployment as member of TU 70.0.1

9 Jul – 21 Jul

Enroute Subic Bay, Phillipines, refueled at Midway Island , Guam , Marianas Inchop COMSEVENFLT

22 Jul – 26 Jul

Upkeep at U.S. Naval Station, Subic Bay , Phillipines

26 Jul – 28 Jul

Enroute to North SAR Station, Tonkin Gulf

29 Jul – 8 Aug

Operated as gunship escort for USS REEVES DLG-24
at North SAR station as a member of TU 77.0.1

9 Aug – 11 Aug

Enroute to Subic Bay , P.I. for upkeep

16 Aug

Underway for RVN gunline operations

17 Aug – 26 Aug

Conducted MARKET TIME activities off the coast of Vietnam

26 Aug – 29 Aug

Conducted NGFS off southwest coast of Vietnam in support of U Minh Forest Campaign of 21 st ARVN Division – total rounds expended – 400

29 Aug – 30 Aug

Conducted MARKET TIME activities

30 Aug – 2 Sep

Enroute to Hong Kong and inport Hong Kong

2 Sep – 6 Sep

Enroute to Yokosuka , Japan

6 Sep – 24 Sep

Inport Yokosuka , Japan

24 Sep – 26 Sep

Enroute to North Pacific for special operations

26 Sep – 2 Oct

Special operations in North Pacific

2 Oct – 5 Oct

Enroute to Sasebo , Japan for upkeep

5 Oct – 10 Oct

Inport Sasebo , Japan

10 Oct – 13 Oct

Enroute to Hong Kong

13 Oct – 18 Oct

Inport Hong Kong

18 Oct – 19 Oct

Enroute to Subic Bay , Phillipines to repair rudder

19 Oct – 11 Nov

Drydocked in floating drydock at Subic Bay for emergency repairs on rudder bearing

11 Nov – 13 Nov

Enroute to PIRAZ station in the Gulf of Tonkin

13 Nov – 19 Nov

Conducted PIRAZ escort duties for USS FOX DLG-33

19 Nov

Enroute to YANKEE Station for escort duties to USS ENTERPRISE

20 Nov – 27 Nov

Conducted escort duties with USS ENTERPRISE

27 Nov – 29 Nov

Enroute Subic Bay , Phillipines

4 Dec – 16 Dec

Enroute to Pearl Harbor , Hawaii

16 Dec

Inport U.S. Naval Station, Pearl Harbor , Hawaii