 From that day to the end of her Navy service, "Magoffin" has operated, with the exception of the years 1959, 1960, 1963, and 1966, in the western Pacific for at least 6 months out of each year.Two of the more historically eventful years during this period were 1958 and 1964.In the spring of 1958, the transport participated in Operation Hardtack I, the 1958 series of nuclear tests at Eniwetok Atoll.