With sister ship , Festubert trained with the destroyers on the east coast until 1934 she was again paid off and was placed in reserve. Festubert was reactivated in 1939 for service as a gate vessel at Halifax.
The text describes the deployment of the ship Festubert, highlighting its training with destroyers on the east coast before being put into reserve. It then details her reactivation for service as a gate vessel at Halifax in 1939.