The frigate rendezvoused with cargo ship and steamship "President Pierce" and escorted them to Fujairah (2 and 3 September 1987). On 3 September, she escorted tanker to Bahrain. "Klakring" escorted tanker through the Strait of Hormuz on 1 October. "Klakring" passed outbound through the Strait of Hormuz and anchored at Fujairah on 24 October. The guided missile frigate relieved "Klakring" on 26 October. The frigate refueled at Djibouti on 29 October, visited Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (1–4 November), passed northbound through the Suez Canal on 7 November, and (12–16 November) visited Saint Raphael, France. The ship put into Palma de Mallorca (17–21 November), on 22 November refueled at Rota, refueled again at Ponta Delgada on 26 November, and returned to Charleston on 4 December.