Pittsburgh worked up along the East Coast and in the Caribbean before departing from Boston, Massachusetts on 13 January 1945 for duty in the Pacific theatre of operations.

Still fighting the storm, and maneuvering to avoid being hit by her drifting bow structure, Pittsburgh was held quarter-on to the seas by her engine power while the forward bulkhead was shored.

The 104-foot section of bow broke off owing to poor plate welds at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co. at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts.

The typhoon damage also earned her the nickname "Longest Ship in the World" as thousands of miles separated the bow and stern.

[citation needed] With a false bow, Pittsburgh left Guam on 24 June for Puget Sound Navy Yard, arriving 16 July.

[citation needed] As the Korean War called for a major restoration of US naval strength, Pittsburgh was recommissioned on 25 September 1951, with Capt.

[citation needed] On 21 October 1954, she passed through the Panama Canal to join the Pacific Fleet, with Long Beach as her home port.

She joined the 7th Fleet helping to cover the Chinese Nationalist defense of the Dachen Islands and evacuation of civilians and non-essential military personnel.

Leaving Japan on 16 February 1955, she resumed course for the west coast before reporting to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 28 October to be deactivated.