 She was laid up in reserve ashore at Rosneath in Scotland from 1958 to 1963.In 1964, "Puttenham" was allocated to the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (RNXS) at Devonport.In June 1967, HMS "Puttenham", equipped with twelve divers under the command of Engineer-Lieutenant Roy Graham, sailed to the Isles of Scilly in search of the wrecks of the great naval disaster in 1707.