 After almost a month of post-deployment stand-down, she moved to the Long Beach Naval Shipyard in mid-October to begin conversion to an antisubmarine warfare (ASW) aircraft carrier.Overhaul and conversion work began on 20 October, and "Ticonderoga" was redesignated "CVS-14" the next day.She completed overhaul and conversion on 28 May 1970 and conducted exercises out of Long Beach for most of June.