 In January and February 1963, she conducted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations in the Atlantic.March brought another period of patrol off Cuba; and, in April, "Robert A. Owens" again got underway for extended deployment.Duty in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean followed and on 23 December she entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) overhaul.