 On 14 September, she turned PIRAZ duties back over to "Sterett" and steamed off for a month of port visits which included a brief upkeep period at Subic Bay followed by calls at Hong Kong and Yokosuka.On 13 October, she headed from Japan directly to the PIRAZ station and relieved "Sterett" once more.The 27 days of her second line period passed even more routinely than those of the first, and she cleared the Tonkin Gulf on 15 November for a four-day upkeep in Sasebo from 19 to 23 November.