 In August 1960, the destroyer escort, along with sister ships , and , took part in the 500th anniversary of Prince Henry the Navigator's death off Lisbon.In March 1965, "Terra Nova" and "Gatineau" participated in the search for a Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair CP-107 Argus that had disappeared north of San Juan, Puerto Rico.In 1966, Canada sent "Gatineau" and to the independence celebrations of the Bahamas, the only nation to send warships.