 On 8 February 1947, "New" got underway for the United States, where, after overhaul, she commenced three years of employment in type training and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercises from Key West to the Davis Strait.In 1949 and 1950 she added midshipman training cruises to that schedule.On 9 September 1950, "New", now DDE-818 (effective 4 March 1950), departed her homeport of Norfolk, Virginia, for a month-long NATO exercise in the Mediterranean.