Following shakedown training, she spent the rest of 1961 off the California coast in amphibious exercises.

Following her arrival there, she began a period of shakedown training.

Panda reported for her shakedown training on 14 January 1944.

Weaver conducted shakedown training along the California coast during the first two months of 1944.

Thereafter, she continued her shakedown training but with a lesser sense of urgency.

She spent the first three months of 1951 conducting shakedown training along the California coast.

She headed for San Diego and a month of shakedown training.

The auxiliary ship reported for shakedown training on 1 October and completed it two weeks later.

She arrived at that port on 15 July and conducted four weeks of shakedown training.

After leave and upkeep, she began shakedown training on 15 October.