Beside serving as a mine-hunting harbor defense ship she conducted a two-week Reserve Training cruise to Cartagena, Colombia in December 1954. Reclassified MHC-35 on 7 February 1955, her basic duties remained the same until 2 August 1957 when she departed the Naval Station Rodman, Canal Zone, for Boston and retirement.
In addition to her role as a mine-hunting harbor defense ship, she undertook a two-week Reserve Training cruise to Cartagena, Colombia in December 1954. Reclassified MHC-35 on 7 February 1955, her fundamental duties persisted until 2 August 1957 when she departed the Naval Station Rodman, Canal Zone, for Boston and retirement.