Departing 12 June, the destroyer joined , , and at Seattle, Washington, and sailed north to Alaska. Following a brief stop to refuel at Adak, the squadron reached Yokosuka on 28 June. There, the destroyers participated in ASWEX 7-73 in July, a joint exercise with four Japanese destroyers and the submarine . After a port visit to Sasebo, the warships moved on to Formosa and participated in exercise "Shark Hunt III" with Taiwanese Navy destroyers. After liberty and upkeep, the destroyer group departed Taiwan on 8 August, and following fuels stops at Guam, Midway, and Pearl Harbor, arrived at San Francisco on 30 August.