French Service
Biter was returned to the U.S. Navy on 9 April 1945. She underwent a refit and was loaned to the French Navy where she was renamed Dixmude. The Flotille 3FB equipped with Douglas Dauntless dive bombers served on the ship between 1945 and 1949. On 24 January 1951, she was removed from the U.S navy register and disarmed during her next refit between 1951–1953. She then became an accommodation ship until 1965, when she was returned to the U.S Navy who sunk her as a target ship on 10 June 1966.
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