 Colonial yakapinda muchidzidzo cheamphibious kubva kuNorfolk, ichiita mabasa emunharaunda, kumahombekombe ekumabvazuva, uye muCaribbean, uye ichifamba kubva kuCuba nePuerto Rico kusvika kure kuchamhembe seNewfoundland kusvika musi wa15 Nyamavhuvhu 1950, apo yakachenesa Norfolk nokuda kwebasa reFar East. Ichisvika muSan Diego iri munzira kuenda kuKobe, Colonial yakadzika varume nematangi e1st Marine Division paInchonmuna September, uye mauto nemidziyo paWonsan neIwon muna December. Colonial yakanga iri imwe yengarava dzokupedzisira kusiya Hungnam mukubviswa kwenharaunda iyoyo. Yakashanda se mother ship ye minesweepers kumahombekombe ekumabvazuva kweKorea kwemwedzi panguva iyi, ichidzokera kuSan Diego, chiteshi chayo chitsva chemusha, 27 August 1951. Ikoko akavandudzwa uye akanga achidzidziswa asati adzokera kuJapan neKorea nokuda kwebasa kubva pana 17 January kusvika 4 November 1952. Munguva iyi rwendo akatsigira minesweepers kushanda Wonsan Harbor, uye akatora chikamu amphibious kudzidziswa. 