ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən ɪn flˈiːt ænd nˈeɪɾoʊ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz, ʃiː stˈiːmd wɪððə sˈɪksθ flˈiːt ɪnðɪ ˈiːstɚn mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈuːɪz kɹˈaɪsɪs ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks.
In addition to participation in fleet and NATO exercises, she steamed with the 6th Fleet in the eastern Mediterranean during the Suez Crisis of 1956.