she re-entered service in april 1960 and was allocated for service in the far east as part of the 8th destroyer squadron. in late june 1961, in response to iraqi threats to annex kuwait, "cassandra" was ordered to reinforce british naval forces in the persian gulf as part of operation vantage, arriving on 7 july. the british response successfully deterred iraq from invading kuwait, and "cassandra" was relieved by the frigate on 29 july, allowing the destroyer to return to the far east station. "cassandra" covered 50,000 miles during a commission in 1962-3 which took her from the far east and returning to portsmouth. in february 1963 the ship became part of the 21st destroyer squadron in the mediterranean. in 1964 and 1965 she served in the mediterranean and the far east, including service in the indonesian confrontation.