 In April she was relieved by sister ship .She then sailed to Bermuda to join the West Indies Squadron, taking part in exercises and patrols, and making port visits around the Caribbean, before returning to the UK in October to refit.Refitting was completed by April 1953, and she took part in the Coronation Naval Review at Spithead in June before returning to Bermuda for the usual programme of exercises and port visits, returning to the UK in June 1954.