On 13 May, her scheduled operations were interrupted by the Mayaguez incident. "Anchorage" was ordered to proceed south to provide support as needed for the rescue of . Following the ship's rescue, "Anchorage" resumed her original schedule which included upkeep in Sasebo, Japan; a visit to Keelung, Taiwan; and a port call to Inchon, Republic of Korea. Early September brought her a liberty call at Hong Kong. She then proceeded to Yokosuka for upkeep. Following stops at Keelung and Buckner Bay, "Anchorage" sailed from Okinawa on 28 October to return to her home port. En route, she participated in Operation Polymode before arriving at San Diego on 16 November for upkeep and local operations through the end of the year.