Northern Borneo and Tawau Deployed as part of Commonwealth Strategic Reserve patrolling around Borneo with periods as Tawau guardship. Returned to NZ Oct 1962.
1963-apr-1
Deployment
Northern Borneo and TawauKonfrontasi Deployed as part of Commonwealth Strategic Reserve patrolling around Borneo with periods as Tawau guardship. Returned to NZ Dec 1963.
1964-jul-18
Deployment
Northern Borneo and TawauKonfrontasi Deployed as part of Commonwealth Strategic Reserve patrolling around Borneo with periods as Tawau guardship. Returned to NZ May 1965.
1965-mar-15
Deployment
Exercise FOTEX 65Exercise FOTEX 65 Exercising off Singapore in multi-national Naval Force
1973-jun-28
Deployment
Mururoa Atoll departed Auckland to protest at the French nuclear tests. Joined with HMAS Supply on 29 June and proceeded in company towards Mururoa Atoll. Relieved by HMNZS Canterbury after 22 Jul.
1974
Refit
Limbo tubes removed and replaced by torpedo launchers, until 1975
1976
I served on the Otago 1975 to 1977, the Limbo mortars were not removed until 1979. The triple torpedo tubes were added in the 1974-1975 refit.
Konfrontasi Deployed as part of Commonwealth Strategic Reserve patrolling around Borneo with periods as Tawau guardship. Returned to NZ Dec 1963.
Vosper Thornycroft, Woolston 
