On 10 July 1985, "Elliot" departed on her fourth deployment as part of the battle group. Port visits on this deployment included stops in Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Brunei, and Hong Kong. In mid-September "Elliot" was engaged in an exercise with Republic of Korea ships. During the exercise, "Elliot" rendered on-scene assistance to the which was disabled during a collision with the merchant ship "Kansas Getty". On 1 December "Elliot" departed Subic Bay in company with the battle group for transit to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii arriving on 12 December. "Elliot" returned to her San Diego homeport on 21 December, ending her fourth deployment.