Declared "Of Limited Value," Belmont Is Scrapped
Belmont arrived back in Norfolk on 3 November. Three weeks later, the ship received the close scrutiny of a board of inspection and survey. As a result, she was found to be of limited naval value. Accordingly, Belmont was decommissioned at Norfolk on 16 January 1970, and her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register that same day. On 24 June 1970, she was sold to the Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Maryland, for scrapping.
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