"Prairie" steamed to San Diego, destroyer force headquarters, 16 February 1946 and remained there until 11 August 1947.The Korean War demanded more hurried operations from "Prairie", and she sailed to provide tending services for U.N. forces from 2 February to 3 August 1951 and again from 6 April to 10 September 1952, and from late August 1953 to 11 April 1954.