After a two-month yard period, the ship conducted local operations to finish out the year.

Following her yard period, she conducted training exercises off the west coast.

The yard period ended on 20 February 1970.

That yard period lasted until the beginning of February 1958.

At the year's end, preparations were hard underway on board Waccamaw for the most extensive yard period in the ship's 17-year history.

She returned to New York during the first week in April and began a brief yard period.

She returned to San Francisco 21 July for a brief yard period.

That yard period occupied her for the remainder of 1967 and during the first two months of 1968.

The yard period ended on 12 July, and she conducted refresher training off the west coast.

The year 1956 saw a cruise in Caribbean waters followed by a yard period.