 She returned to Korean waters for similar duty from 1 December 1952 to 3 July 1953.Following the cease fire in Korea "Dextrous" made cruises to the western Pacific in 1954 and 1955-56 during which she patrolled off Korea, and participated in various exercises with the Fleet.Alternating with this duty were local exercises out of her home port at Long Beach, California, and a cruise along the west coast to San Francisco, California and Seattle, Washington, in the summer of 1955.