on 8 november 1950 "moctobi" was recommissioned at san francisco, lt. john m. geortner in command. after training, she deployed to the far east and by november 1951 had touched midway, eniwetok, kwajalein, guam, subic bay, sasebo, yokosuka, inchon, pusan, okinawa, taiwan, and daecheongdo, korea. in september she conducted salvage operations on the frigate roks pf‑62 off abru somu island, north korea, towing the damaged ship to pusan thence to yokosuka for repairs. after overhaul at pearl harbor, between april and september 1952 she made several towing trips to johnston island and the marshall islands.