 She remained in James River for the next 27 years, except when she was briefly withdrawn in 1955 as part of a Repair Program, GAA-T.J.Stevenson.On 9 April 1973, she was sold to the Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, of New York City, for scrapping.On 14 May 1973 she was withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet and sent to the breaker's yard.