Detached from TG 77.5 on 27 January, "Whipple" conducted ASW exercises with before rejoining "Coral Sea" and planeguarding and steaming in company with the carrier through 2 February. After one week in port, "Whipple" steamed out of Subic Bay on 9 February, bound for Pearl Harbor. Resuming local operations in the Hawaiian area after her return on 22 February, "Whipple" conducted routine exercises and maneuvers through the summer of the year. On 1 July 1975, "Whipple's" designation was changed to FF-1062 during a Navy-wide reclassification. On August, "Whipple" entered Drydock No. 4 at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for a major overhaul which was to include reconfiguring her superstructure to accommodate a LAMPS system.