 Inactivated at Green Cove Springs and placed in reserve on 1 September 1946, "Beverly W. Reid" was decommissioned on 5 May 1947 and placed in the Florida Group of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Green Cove Springs.Reid was moved from Green Cove Springs to the Naval Reserve Fleet in Orange, Texas and remained there until movement to Little Creek Amphibious Base by the crew of the USS Liddle.After nearly 20 years of inactivity, "Beverly W. Reid" was inspected and prepared for towing to Little Creek, Virginia by a Naval tug by high-speed transport USS Liddle crew.