Decommissioning
In June, she began preparations for inactivation. On 17 November 1954, Wheatear was decommissioned at Orange, Texas, and berthed with the Orange Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet. On 7 February 1955, she was redesignated MSF-390. The warship remained in reserve at Orange until 1 July 1972 at which time her name was struck from the Navy list. On 20 December 1973, she was sold to the Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd., of New Orleans, Louisiana, for scrapping.
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