dʒˈɑːn wˈɪlɪs sˈeɪld tə ðə dəmˈɪnɪkən ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ˌɔn tˈuː dᵻsˈɛmbɚ ænd kəmˈɛnst sˈɛvən dˈeɪz ʌv pɐtɹˈoʊl dˈuːɾi ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ ʃiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə nˈuːpoːɹt tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ fɔːɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ kɹˈuːz tə nˈɔːɹðɚn jˈʊɹɹəp.
John Willis sailed to the Dominican Republic on 2 December and commenced seven days of patrol duty after which she returned to Newport to prepare for another cruise to Northern Europe.