ɪnðə fˈɔːl ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, ɹˈɪtʃ, ɹˌiːdˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd ɐn ˈɛskɔːɹt dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ dˌiːdˌiːˈiː ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ðə pɹˈiːviəs mˈɑːɹtʃ, ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən fɚɹə mˈʌnθ ʌv ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz wɪððə sˈɪksθ flˈiːt.
In the fall of 1950, Rich, redesignated an escort destroyer (DDE-820) the previous March, returned to the Mediterranean for a month of exercises with the 6th Fleet.