Decommissioning and Disposal
Mackerel and her sister USS Marlin (SST-2) were decommissioned on 31 January 1973 in a dual ceremony at Naval Station Key West. Both also were struck from the Naval Vessel Register that day.
Mackerel was sunk as a target off Puerto Rico on 18 October 1978.
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