In November 1971 the "McKean" accompanied the British carrier to the Indian Ocean, and then joined the U.S. Seventh Fleet. In December, 1971 the "McKean" was sent to the Bay of Bengal as part of Task Force 74 to safeguard United States interests there while the Indo-Pakistani War was waged. After rejoining the fleet, the "McKean" saw port calls at Singapore, Hong Kong, New Guinea and again Australia and New Zealand. She returned to Long Beach in November 1971 via stops in American Samoa and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.