 "Unalga" was again placed in commission 23 April 1932.On 14 May 1932, "Unalga" left the Curtis Bay depot bound for her assignment at Port Everglades, Florida and she arrived on 24 May for patrol duties.On 7 September 1933 she left Port Everglades for Key West, Florida after being assigned to the Navy Special Service Squadron to be used to patrol the Florida Straits during a series of revolts that eventually put Fulgencio Batista in power in Cuba.