In June 1993, "Elliot" arrived in Portland, Oregon for the Portland Rose Festival. On 9 July "Elliot" departed San Diego for her next deployment. Port visits on this deployment included Hawaii, Guam, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Diego Garcia, Australia, and Fiji. By late August, "Elliot" was operating off the coast of Iran. "Elliot" continued operating in this region into November, serving as anti-air warfare commander and Persian Gulf force over-the-horizon track coordinator for portions of this time period. She also frequently conducted contingency strike operations exercises. During these operations, "Elliot" participated in boardings of merchant vessels in support of United Nations Security Council resolutions.