 After 11 days in Yokosuka, she and "Hollister" got underway on a voyage that took them to Brisbane, Australia; Wellington, New Zealand; Pago Pago, Samoa; and Pearl Harbor.The two ships pulled into Long Beach on 25 August, and "Theodore E. Chandler" ended a long and arduous deployment for which she later received the Navy Unit Commendation.On 13 February 1969, "Theodore E. Chandler" completed a four-month overhaul at Long Beach and began 1st Fleet operations along the west coast.