sentences:  In October 1949, she participated in gunnery exercises in the Newport, Rhode Island, area.For the next few months, "Dexter" had her regular ocean station patrols with nothing unusual happening until 7 August 1950, when she went off Ocean Station Charlie temporarily to assist the merchant ship SS "Belfrey", and proceeded to escort her toward St. John's, Newfoundland, until 11 August 1950, when she was relieved of the escort duty by Coast Guard cutter USCGC "Spencer" (WPG-36) and returned to Ocean Station Charlie.On 26 November 1950 she assisted U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS "Tweedy" (DE-532), which was adrift off Cape Cod, Massachusetts.