Final Years
Calvert was decommissioned at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco on 18 May 1966. She was then moved to the Naval Supply Center, Oakland, Traffic Management School for use as a training hulk until 1976.
Calvert was struck from the Naval Register on 1 August 1966. She was sold for scrapping on 14 February 1977 to Levin Metals of San Jose, California, which broke her up at their facility in Richmond, California.
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