 She reported to COMINRON 5 for extensive minesweeping training at Long Beach, California, 6 March 1951.She arrived Yokosuka, Japan, in August 1951 to aid United Nations forces meeting the challenge of Communist aggression.Departing Yokosuka on 21 August, she sailed to Korea, participating in operations north of Wonsan, in the Hungnam, Songjin, and Chongjin areas.