 "Windlass" arrived at the Charleston Naval Shipyard on 12 November 1951 and remained there until 8 January 1952, undergoing an overhaul.During that time, the ship's hull was again stiffened and her engines overhauled.After leaving the shipyard, "Windlass" conducted diving operations off Cape Charles, Virginia before she proceeded to Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to assist in rigging "YC-1060" for technical tests.