▁repair . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁sort ied ▁from ▁San ▁Francisco ▁with ▁a ▁cru iser ‑ destroy er ▁force ▁for ▁the ▁largest , ▁to ▁that ▁time , ▁post war ▁training ▁operation ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁Early ▁in ▁February ▁she ▁sa iled ▁for ▁S ase bo , ▁Japan , ▁to ▁res ume ▁combat ▁duty . ▁From ▁March ▁until ▁the ▁Arm ist ice ▁in ▁July , ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁gave ▁efficient ▁and ▁essential ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁a ▁free ▁Korea . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁San ▁Diego ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁fall , ▁she ▁provided ▁the ▁fleet ▁primarily ▁with ▁training ▁am mun ition , ▁was ▁over h au led , ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁sa iled ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Fle et ▁in ▁operations ▁off ▁Japan ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁▁ 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 6 9 ▁( F ar ▁East , ▁Vietnam ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁almost ▁every ▁year ▁there after , ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁made ▁similar ▁deploy ments ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East , ▁usually ▁of ▁ 8 ▁months ▁duration . ▁States ide ▁periods ▁between ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁necessary ▁over ha ul ▁and ▁training , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁providing ▁training ▁in ▁under way ▁re pl en ishment ▁to ▁other ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁fleet . ▁When ▁she ▁left ▁San ▁Diego ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁bound ▁for ▁duty ▁re pl en ishing ▁ 7 th