on 26 august "brough" departed newport, r.i. for dunedin, n.z. via panama canal, arriving 25 september. during the deployment with deepfreeze iii, "brough" made five trips to 61° south 170° east. one trip took her across the antarctic circle, on 5 february 1958 a "first" for destroyer escorts. on three occasions 75-knot (139 km/h or 86 mph) winds were encountered, but "brough" came through with negligible damage.