After her commissioning in August 1945, Paiute was assigned salvage, towing and logistics duties throughout the North Atlantic Ocean, and operated from her home port at Norfolk, Virginia, into 1953.

She became the only ship of her class to display a Golden "E" on her gun mount for five consecutive years of outstanding accuracy.

On 19 November, Paiute underwent another Line-crossing ceremony During 1968, she participated in several major salvage operations and fleet exercises.

[3] In 1982, Paiute towed the USS Iowa from the Philadelphia Navy Yard to Avondale Shipyard for her reactivation into naval service.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.