▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁and ▁cleared ▁Hawai i ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁for ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Pacific ▁out ▁of ▁Japan . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁K ite ▁sa iled ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁for ▁P us an . ▁Oper ating ▁in ▁that ▁area ▁through ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁summer , ▁K ite ▁sa iled ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁to ▁clear ▁waters ▁approaching ▁In ch on . ▁ ▁The ▁am ph ib ious ▁assault ▁which ▁followed ▁there ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁major ▁Al lied ▁land ▁off ensive . ▁ ▁During ▁October , ▁as ▁the ▁drive ▁into ▁North ▁Korea ▁gathered ▁momentum , ▁the ▁mines we eper ▁arrived ▁at ▁W ons an ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁m ined ▁har bor ▁to ▁Al lied ▁supply ▁ships ▁and ▁then ▁retired ▁to ▁Y ok os uka , ▁Japan , ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁▁ ▁K ite ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁conflict ▁zone ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁conflict ▁she ▁continued ▁mine ▁clear ing ▁operations ▁along ▁the ▁Korean ▁coast . ▁ ▁Her ▁services ▁allowed ▁Al lied ▁supply ▁and ▁fire ▁support ▁ships ▁to ▁complete ▁their ▁miss ions ▁through ▁heavily ▁m ined ▁waters . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Korean ▁Arm ist ice ▁Ag re ement ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁K ite ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁continu ing ▁mines we eping ▁operations ▁out ▁of ▁Korea ▁and ▁Japan .