On 26 July, she steamed for an interim overhaul lasting from 1 August to 7 September at Seattle, Washington.

The carrier entered the Boston Naval Shipyard for an interim overhaul and resumed operations on 6 November 1961.

Alamo remained there until 6 March 1962, when she got underway for San Francisco and the Todd Shipyard for her first interim overhaul.

Assurance sailed to Charleston, South Carolina, on 11 January 1967 for interim overhaul and returned to her home port on 11 March to commence type training.

For the next six months, Barry carried out type-training and ASW exercises before entering the Boston Naval Shipyard in June 1963 for a scheduled interim overhaul period.