After operating along the west coast for the next year, Theodore E. Chandler headed west on 1 October 1948 for her second tour of duty in the western Pacific. That assignment was abbreviated on 24 November when she collided with the destroyer  during highspeed, darkened-ship, night maneuvers off Tsingtao.
After operating along the west coast for a year, Theodore E. Chandler began her second tour of duty in the western Pacific on October 1st, 1948. This assignment was cut short after she collided with a destroyer during high-speed, nighttime maneuvers off Tsingtao.