Currituck remained in the Far East in support of the reoccupation of the Chinese mainland, tending seaplanes at Jinsen (Inchon), Korea, and Shanghai, Tsingtao and Taku, China, returning to Okinawa 28 October.

She departed Norfolk 23 August 1952 for a cruise which included visits to Trondheim, Norway, and Leith, Scotland, returning to her home port 17 October.

Between 26 August and 13 December 1956 Currituck served with the US 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean, returning to training cruises to the Caribbean and local operations at Norfolk until 9 January 1958 when she entered the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

USS Currituck was re-commissioned on 20 August 1960 and following a shakedown and training cruise along the East Coast and Caribbean, steamed through the Panama Canal to her new home port of San Diego, California, arriving on 3 December 1960.

Currituck deployed to the Western Pacific on 27 June 1961 on her first tour where she served as Flagship for Commander, Taiwan Patrol Force, Rear Admiral Bernard M. Strean.

In a warm-up cruise, prior to her next West-Pac deployment, Currituck made an Alaskan voyage that spanned the Aleutian Islands, operating with VP-47 equipped with P5Ms.

Prior to deployment the crew of Currituck said good bye to Chief Aviation Machinist Mate Otto Keller.

The ship arrived in Yokosuka, Japan on 11 November 1962 when she again took on Commander, Taiwan Patrol Force, Rear Admiral Bernard M. Strean.

After two days at sea lookouts sighted the Japanese fishing vessel Seiyu Maru, which had been damaged in a typhoon, and without power.

After a night of careful watch, she was transferred to a Japanese rescue vessel and Currituck steamed on to Okinawa, where she arrived on 20 November 1962 at her new “Home Port” of White Beach.

On 18 December 1962 Currituck arrived back in Buckner Bay, Okinawa where she tied up to pier "Bravo" at White Beach.

A few members of the crew were lucky enough to see Bob Hope and his Troupe entertain at the US Army's Stillwell Field House on 23 December 1962.

One of the highlights of this visit was the tour of the island of Corregidor, with the Barracks as a grim reminder of the event that occurred here during World War II.

En route to Hong Kong, Currituck stopped off at Koshsiung, Taiwan on 13 February 1963 where the visit was highlighted by the Seven Seas from Tsoying Naval Base who entertained the crew with a variety show.

Mary Soo’s girls took on the job of painting some of the ship while the crew set about seeing the Tiger Balm Gardens, Sanpan Village at Aberdeen, and a seven-course Chinese dinner at the Tai Pak.

Operating in Lingayen Gulf in exercise "Minute Hand", the location of her seadrone in January 1945, some twenty year’s prior, this time servicing VP-48.

Arriving off Saigon, she negotiated a 180 degree turn by making a planned maneuver of running her bow aground on the river bank and swinging her stern upstream until she had reversed herself.

On 22 June 1965, Currituck became the first ship of her class to deliver shore bombardment against enemy positions in the Mekong Delta.

Upon leaving South Vietnam, she visited Hong Kong; Keelung and Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Yokosuka, Sasebo and Kobe, Japan; Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines.

On 23 May 1967, Currituck returned to her home port of San Diego, California and as the last active seaplane tender in the U.S. Navy.