Arriving Wonsan on 25 October, "LST-883" made coastal troop and cargo runs from Wonsan to Hŭngnam until returning to Yokosuka on 22 November. After Chinese Communist armies moved southward into North Korea later that month, she departed Japan on 9 December 1950 for the amphibious evacuation of Hŭngnam. Between 15 and 27 December she completed two runs out of Hŭngnam to carry men and equipment to Pusan. She returned to Japan on New Year's Eve. She continued operations between Yokosuka and Pusan until 31 March 1951 when she sailed for the United States.