 Negotiations for the return of the ships were protracted, but on 14 November 1949 the Soviet Union finally returned "EK-25" to the U.S. Navy at Yokosuka, Japan.Reverting to her old name, "Bayonne" was placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet and remained inactive at Yokosuka until recommissioned there on 28 July 1950 for service in the Korean War with Lieutenant Commander Harry A. Clark in command.On 11 September 1950, "Bayonne" left Kobe, Japan, in company with Task Group (TG) 90.7, bound for the west coast of Korea.