Rear Admiral Jerauld Wright took command of Cruiser Division Six (CruDiv 6), with , a , serving as his flagship. In early October 1945, CruDiv 6 was assigned to assist the post-surrender activities and general-purpose peace-keeping duties throughout the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Bohai region as a unit of the U.S. Seventh Fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid. Wright's force showed the flag, making port visits at Tientsin, Qingdao, Port Arthur, and Chinwangtao. At the final port call at Inchon, Wright acted as the senior-ranking member of the committee that accepted the surrender of Japanese naval forces throughout Korea.Warrior among Diplomats, pp. 226–32; USS San Francisco (CA-38) – DANFS – Naval Historical Center
