 "Missouri" stood out of Hampton Roads on 11 September 1952 and arrived at Yokosuka on 17 October.Vice Admiral Joseph J. Clark, commander of the 7th Fleet, brought his staff onboard on 19 October.Her primary mission was to provide seagoing artillery support by bombarding enemy targets in the Chaho-Tanchon area, at Chongjin, in the Tanchon-Sonjin area, and at Chaho, Wonsan, Hamhung, and Hungnam during the period 25 October through 2 January 1953.