Post-war Decommissioning
On 8 March 1946, Bowie was placed out of commission at Norfolk. She was returned to the Maritime Commission on 14 March 1946, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 28 March 1946. She was berthed with the National Defense Reserve Fleet at James River, Virginia, and remained there until 9 April 1973 at which time she was sold to the Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., New York City, for scrapping.
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