 She arrived in her new homeport, Yokosuka, on 22 July, and assumed naval gunfire support responsibilities off South Vietnam on 14 August.Taking up "Sea Dragon" duties on 29 August, she again came under fire from enemy coastal defense sites.After serving as part of the Apollo 7 recovery team, she returned to duties off Vietnam and then plane guard duty off Korea, winding up 1968 in Yokosuka.