Arriving on the still-busy "Yankee Station" on 1 July, "Carpenter" provided plane-guard services to a variety of carriers, including , , and . In mid-August, she proceeded north to Yokosuka for ten days of upkeep alongside the repair ship . She then commenced three weeks of Taiwan Straits picket duties. Relieved on 22 September, "Carpenter" returned to "Yankee Station" to provide screen and plane-guard services. In preparation for a port visit to Sydney, the warship sailed to Subic Bay for upkeep on 5 November. While there, workmen discovered cracks in the destroyer's fuel tanks and the ship was diverted to Pearl Harbor for repairs. Arriving on 25 November, the ship moored alongside "Bryce Canyon" and the offending compartments were repaired by 15 January 1971.