ˈæftɚɹ ɐ ʃˈeɪkdaʊn ɪnðə kˌæɹəbˈiən sˈiː, ɹˈɪtʃ dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd nˈɔːɹfək, vɜːdʒˈɪniə, ɪn lˈeɪt ɑːktˈoʊbɚ fɚɹə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən tˈʊɹ, mˈoʊst əv wˈɪtʃ, fɹʌm dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks tə mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, wʌz spˈɛnt ˌɔn pɐtɹˈoʊl ɪnðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk.
After a shakedown in the Caribbean Sea, Rich departed Norfolk, Virginia, in late October for a Mediterranean tour, most of which, from December 1946 to March 1947, was spent on patrol in the Atlantic.