▁in ▁time ▁to ▁bring ▁Christmas ▁mail ▁to ▁occupation ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁then ▁began ▁the ▁long ▁task ▁of ▁bringing ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁un used ▁am mun ition ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁stock p iled ▁at ▁the ▁various ▁Pacific ▁bases ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁the ▁planned ▁invasion ▁of ▁Japan . ▁She ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁reserve ▁at ▁San ▁Diego , ▁Cal if . ▁▁ 1 9 5 1 - 1 9 5 4 ▁( K ore an ▁War ) ▁With ▁the ▁rapid ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁Mount ▁Baker ▁recomm ission ed ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Capt . ▁Richard ▁Mu eller ▁N ixon ▁in ▁command . ▁She ▁sa iled ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁supply ▁am mun ition ▁to ▁U . S . ▁and ▁other ▁U . N . ▁forces ▁fighting ▁the ▁North ▁Korean ▁Commun ists , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁zone ▁from ▁ 9 ▁March ▁to ▁ 8 ▁November , ▁and ▁then ▁returning ▁to ▁San ▁Diego . ▁During ▁this ▁cru ise , ▁she ▁coll ided ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁esc ort s , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Korea ▁Navy ▁fr ig ate ▁R OK S ▁Ap n ok ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁striking ▁Ap n ok ▁amid ships ; ▁Ap n ok ▁suffered ▁ 2 5 ▁dead ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁injured ▁and ▁was ▁dam aged ▁beyond ▁econom ical