 "Bigbury Bay" returned to the UK in June to refit, and in November 1957 was attached to the South Atlantic Station based at Simon's Town, South Africa, taking part in fleet exercises and making visits to ports along the coasts of East and West Africa.Following the revolution in Iraq in July 1958 the ship was transferred to the Mediterranean and sailed to Aden for patrol duty in the Red Sea, and carried out Guard ship duty at Aqaba.In November she returned to the UK and was put into Reserve.