"molala" spent the next seven years making regular deployments to northern and western pacific waters. in september 1964, she patrolled the troubled waters off south vietnam returning to vietnam in the winter of 1965 to carry out salvage work before steaming to the west coast the following year. she departed san diego 4 january 1967 for westpac duty, during which time she again entered vietnamese waters, returning 29 july to san diego. she departed san diego april 1968, for another tour of duty in the far east, and operated off japan into 1969.