"Meyerkord" reported to her new homeport, San Diego, California, in July 1974. On 3 January 1975, "Meyerkord" departed San Diego for her third WESTPAC deployment. After arrival at Subic Bay, the ship answered a distress signal from "Gulf Banker", a sinking Panamanian registered merchant ship. "Meyerkord" rescued 31 ship's crew members and monitored "Gulf Banker" until it sank to ensure it would not become a hazard to navigation. "Meyerkord" participated in the evacuations of Cambodia and Vietnam as well as fleet towing exercises and a joint exercise with the Royal Thai Navy.