 In May she sailed for the Falklands for her third and final tour of duty as guard ship, departing in June and sailing to the UK via ports on west coast of South America, making calls in Chile and Peru before transiting the Panama Canal, and finally arriving at Devonport in August where she was decommissioned, put into Reserve, and on the Disposal List.During this commission she was commanded by Commander S L McArdle

"Burghead Bay" was bought by Portugal in May 1959 for service in the Portuguese Navy as NRP "Álvares Cabral".She was deployed as an anti-aircraft frigate until 23 June 1971, and then scrapped.