 The destroyer parted company with the carrier shortly after midnight on 30 July in response to orders to return with HMAS "Hobart" to "Sea Dragon" duty off Vietnam.On 8 August, she reentered Yokosuka once more for a brief respite from combat duty.From there, she moved to Subic Bay with a task force built around the carrier and, after three days in the Philippines, headed back to Vietnamese waters.