Destroyer escorts were also useful for coastal antisubmarine and radar picket ship duty. The first ten months she served as a picket ship near Four Mile Creek. On 20 April, she did her first duty as a radar picket ship. On 1 April 1945, she was off Okinawa, serving as a radar picket ship. She also underwent conversion to a radar picket ship at this time. Early in 1952 she was converted to a radar picket ship and redesignated DDR-784. She served on dangerous and demanding duty as radar picket ship until 26 June. Upon her return to the east coast, she commenced conversion to a radar picket ship. It acted as "picket ship" supporting Amelia Earhart's 1937 world flight attempt.