First C.O. was Cdr. T.H.W. Connor USN.

The following summaries of activity were developed from records held by the Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC.

Start Date: 10 June 1949
Start Location: Boston, Mass.
End Date: 29 Aug 1949
End Location: Boston, Mass.
Comments: To Norfolk (12-21 June) for exercises in Chesapeake Bay - to Key West, Fla. (23-29 June) - to Guantanamo Bay (1 July-11 August) for shakedown training - to Key West (13-24 Aug) for A/s training.

Post-shakedown overhaul, trials, and tests at Boston.

Start Date: 3 Dec 1949
Start Location: Boston, Mass.
End Date: 10 Dec 1949
End Location: Key West, Fla.
Comments: Via Norfolk. At Key West, almost daily ASW exercises in area. Visited New Orleans and Tampa.

Start Date: 22 Aug 1950
Start Location: Key West, Fla.
End Date: 10 Sept 1950
End Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Comments: Via San Diego, Calif. (1-5 Sept)

Based at Pearl Harbor, EPPERSON trained in area with her squadron, other fleet units. Overhaul at Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, January-April, 1951. Resumed training. (On 7 November 1950 became flagship of ComCort Div 12 and remained so except for occasional short periods of time.)

Start Date: 1 June 1951
Start Location: Pearl Harbor
End Date: 10 June 1951
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan

Start Date: 13 June 1951
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 4 July 1951
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan
Comments: Operated with TF 77 off Korea.

Start Date: 11 July 1951
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 11 Sept 1951
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan
Comments: At Keelung, Formosa (18 July-31 Aug) for patrol duty in Formosa straits and then to Buckner Bay, Okinawa (1-6 Sept.) on hunter-killer exercises enroute Yokosuka.

Start Date: 24 Sept 1951
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 15 Oct 1951
End Location: Sasebo, Japan
Comments: Operated with TF 77 and carried out fire missions against Yonghung Man, Hamhung, and Tanchon.

Start Date: 21 Oct 1951
Start Location: Sasebo, Japan
End Date: 2 Nov 1951
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan
Comments: Operated with TF 77

Start Date: 6 Nov 1951
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 14 Nov 1951
End Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Comments: Training exercises and overhaul

Start Date: 10 Nov 1952
Start Location: Pearl Harbor
End Date: 20 Nov 1952
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan

Start Date: 23 Nov 1952
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 30 Dec 1952
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan
Comments: Operations with TF 77 interrupted by screening and bombardment duty with ROCHESTER from 7 to 17 December including bombardment of targets (shore) in Wonsan Harbor.

Start Date: 8 Jan 1953
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 12 Feb 1953
End Location: Sasebo, Japan
Comments: Operations with TF 77 interrupted by screening and bombardment duty with ROCHESTER from 19 to 28 January.

Start Date: 24 Feb 1953
Start Location: Sasebo, Japan
End Date: 28 Feb 1953
End Location: Kaohsiung, Formosa
Comments: Duty in Formosa Patrol.

Start Date: 13 Mar 1953
Start Location: Kaohsiung, Formosa
End Date: 19 Mar 1953
End Location: Buckner Bay, Okinawa
Comments: ASW exercises at Buckner Bay.

Start Date: 27 Mar 1953
Start Location: Buckner Bay, Okinawa
End Date: 4 Apr 1953
End Location: Sasebo, Japan

Start Date: 15 Apr 1953
Start Location: Sasebo, Japan
End Date: 6 May 1953
End Location: Sasebo, Japan
Comments: Operated with TF 77 and screened MANCHESTER during shore bombardment missions, and on 22 and 23 April joined bombardment of enemy shore batteries in Wonsan Harbor.

Start Date: 7 May 1953
Start Location: Sasebo, Japan
End Date: 18 May 1953
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan
Comments: Operated with TF 77

Start Date: 20 May 1953
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 29 May 1953
End Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Comments: Exercises in Hawaiian area; repairs

Start Date: 16 Jan 1954
Start Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
End Date: 20 May 1954
End Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Comments: To Eniwetok Lagoon (24-26 January) - to Bikini Lagoon, arr. 27th, for patrol duty in area until 17 Feb. to Eniwetok Lagoon for patrol duty until 11 March - to Bikini Lagoon for patrol duty until 9 April - to Eniwetok for patrol duty, departed here 14 May for Pearl Harbor.

Start Date: 14 June 1954
Start Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
End Date: 24 June 1954
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan

Start Date: 26 June 1954
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 20 July 1954
End Location: Sasebo, Japan
Comments: Patrolled off east coast of Korea as unit of T.U. 95.2.2, calling at Sokchori Hang, and most frequently at Pohang Bay.

Start Date: 21 July 1954
Start Location: Sasebo, Japan
End Date: 5 Aug 1954
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan
Comments: Via Kobe.

Start Date: 13 Aug 1954
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 21 Aug 1954
End Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Comments: Overhaul; refresher training.

Start Date: 8 Aug 1955
Start Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
End Date: 18 Aug 1955
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan

Start Date: 26 Aug 1955
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 11 Sept 1955
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan
Comments: Exercises from Buckner Bay, Okinawa

Start Date: 13 Sept 1955
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 2 Oct 1955
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan
Comments: Via Nagoya, operations with TF 77 northwest of Okinawa.

Start Date: 8 Oct 1955
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 30 Oct 1955
End Location: Sasebo, Japan
Comments: Operations with TG 70.4 off Okinawa

Start Date: 6 Nov 1955
Start Location: Sasebo, Japan
End Date: 7 Dec 1955
End Location: Buckner Bay, Okinawa
Comments: Based at Buckner Bay, operated with TG 70.4 in Formosa area; calls at Hong Kong (22-28 Nov) and Takao Ko, Taiwan (1-3 Dec.)

Start Date: 7 Dec 1955
Start Location: Buckner Bay, Okinawa
End Date: 20 Dec 1955
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan

Start Date: 7 Jan 1956
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 15 Jan 1956
End Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Comments: Repairs, exercises in area.

Start Date: 29 Oct 1956
Start Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
End Date: 8 Nov 1956
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan
Comments: Based at Yokosuka, and operated with TG 70.4 off the coast of Japan.

Start Date: 14 Jan 1957
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 22 Jan 1957
End Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Comments: Exercises in area, and overhaul at Navy Yard 1 April to 8 July 1957.

Start Date: 27 Dec 1957
Start Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
End Date: 6 Jan 1958
End Location: Yokosuka, Japan

Start Date: 17 Jan 1958
Start Location: Yokosuka, Japan
End Date: 22 Jan 1958
End Location: Subic Bay, P.I.
Comments: Based at Subic Bay, engaged in fleet training exercises at sea, (south of Japan, vicinity of Okinawa).

Start Date: 11 Mar 1958
Start Location: Subic Bay, P.I.
End Date: 2 Apr 1958
End Location: Subic Bay, P.I.
Comments: Call at Singapore (21-24 March) and operations in South China Sea.

Start Date: 23 Apr 1958
Start Location: Subic Bay, P.I.
End Date: 29 May 1958
End Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Comments: Called at Manus Island, Admiralty Group (20 -29 Apr), Brisbane, Australia (3 May), Melbourne, Australia (5-11 May), Sidney, Australia (12-14 May), Wellington, N.Z. (16-21 May), Pago Pago, Samoa (24-25 May) enroute Pearl.

Start Date: 5 Aug 1958
Start Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
End Date: 13 Aug 1958
End Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Comments: To Johnston Island (7-11 Aug) and to patrol station.