End-of-war Operations
Kewaydin continued operating along the English coast until she departed Plymouth, England, 16 March 1945 for the United States. Steaming via Belfast, Northern Ireland, she reached Cape Cod, Massachusetts on 12 April and arrived Norfolk 22 April. After a complete overhaul, she sailed 16 June with YR-31 in tow. Steaming via Bermuda, Cuba, and the Panama Canal, she reached San Diego, California on 31 July as the Navy's final blows against Japan brought the war in the Pacific to a close. Kewaydin decommissioned at San Diego 10 December and was transferred to the Maritime Commission. She was sold to Bay Cities Transportation Co., San Francisco, California, 23 December.
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