when she departed the nearly stabilized war zone for training off Okinawa. Late in the month she returned to take part in destructive bombardments of Suwon Dam, Wonsan, Hungnam, and other areas. Patrolling and screening duties continued until the ship sailed for the United States on 20 February 1952. Halsey Powell got underway for her second tour in Korea on 4 October 1952, and in the next 7 months took part in shore bombardment and screening duties as United Nations Command naval strength continued to seal off North Korea from the sea. The destroyer returned to the United States 6 May 1953, and after training exercises out of San Diego sailed once more for Japan on 26 December 1953. Early in 1954 after flight operations with task force 77 off of Korea in the Sea of Japan the Halsey Powell was assigned to Task Force 77.7 in the South China Sea as part of the flight operations off of Vietnam. 1954-1968 During the next few years Halsey Powell made yearly cruises to the western Pacific, operating with Task Force 77 off Korea, patrolling the Formosa Strait, and engaging in tactical exercises with other units of the Pacific Fleet. In September–October 1958 the ship aided Nationalist Chinese operations in the Quemoy-Matsu crisis, convoying transports and standing by to deter attack by the Communist Chinese. Seapower was a decisive force in checking the spread of communism. Halsey Powells trim silhouette became familiar at many far eastern ports. She continued to alternate these important operations with the 7th Fleet with training and readiness exercises off the west coast. In recent years this included practice cruises with NROTC midshipmen. Halsey Powell continued to be an important contributor to peace in the Far East as well as America's readiness at sea. During May–July 1962, the destroyer took part in important nuclear tests in the Pacific, and returned in 1963-1964 to her regular pattern of deployments. On 1 January 1965, Halsey Powell was assigned to Reserve Destroyer Squadron 27 with Long Beach as her home port. She operated as a Naval Reserve training ship through 1967, cruising between Vancouver, Canada, and Mazatlán, Mexico. On 27 April 1968, Halsey Powell was transferred to South Korea. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 2 June 1975. Service history, South Korean navy Transferred to South Korea on 27 April 1968, the ex-Halsey Powell was renamed ROKS Seoul