Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
In preparation for overhaul and modernization she left Norfolk on 27 July bound for the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. From July 1963 to 26 April 1964, "Basilone" underwent a Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM I) overhaul at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Modifications completed, the destroyer followed her arrival at her new homeport of Newport, Rhode Island, on 1 May with three weeks of shakedown training at Newport and Norfolk.