She took part in sporadic fleet exercises and large maneuvers, as well as taking several midshipman cruises through the Caribbean and along the east coast.

In June and July 1956, Rowe conducted another midshipman cruise, then resumed operations out of Norfolk.

In 1953, the ship made her first midshipman cruise, which included a visit to Edinburgh, Scotland.

The spring months of 1961 were spent supporting the 2nd Fleet and conducting a sixth midshipman cruise.

She also participated in the normal routine of exercises and midshipman cruises.

For the next 10 months, she operated out of Norfolk, conducting exercises and participating in a midshipman cruise.

A midshipman cruise is supposed to be stressful.

In June and July 1964, the destroyer made a brief deployment to the Mediterranean for a midshipman cruise.

For the next two years, Utah followed a similar routine of training exercises and midshipman cruises in the Atlantic.

During the summer of 1940, she made two midshipman cruises from Annapolis.