 The destroyer returned to Newport on 6 April and occupied the following weeks with local operations.In May, the ship spent Armed Forces Day in Savannah, Georgia; and, in August, the destroyer went north to Rockland, Maine, to participate in the Maine Lobster Festival.For the remainder of the year, "William C. Lawe" operated out of Newport, Rhode Island, with frequent runs to Norfolk, Virginia

On 8 January 1951, "William C. Lawe" set sail for the Mediterranean and a 6th Fleet deployment.